chyeju

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ကျေးဇူး (kye:ju:) likely via Shan ၵျေးၸူး (kjée tsúu).

Noun

chyeju

  1. gratitude

References
  • Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31) , “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎, volume 35, DOI:10.14989/219015, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
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