ချီ

For the "lift, carry" sense, from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *kyi¹˜² (“to lift, raise”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kyi (“to lift, raise, awake”). Cognate with Akha [script needed] (tjhì, “to lift”), Old Chinese 起 (OC *kʰɯʔ, “to rise, raise”) (STEDT).

It is unclear if the particle and classifier senses are etymologically connected, though MED groups them together.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkyi • ALA-LC: khyī • BGN/PCGN: chi • Okell: hci

ချီ • (hkyi)

1. to lift
2. to carry
3. (of an animal or bird) to carry off, carry away
4. to begin
5. to march

ချီ • (hkyi)

1. particle often suffixed to certain nouns to form adverbial phrases of time, number or manner

ချီ • (hkyi)

1. numerical classifier used in counting number of performances or shows

• “ချီ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.