pawi

Khumi Chin

Etymology

Akin to Burmese ပွဲ (pwai:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔi̯˥/

Noun

pawi

1. feast

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 49

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.vi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -avi
• Syllabification: pa‧wi

Etymology 1

From paw +‎ -i.

Adjective

pawi (not comparable, derived adverb pawio)

1. (relational) peacock; pavonine
2. (Łowicz) blue-green

Declension

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	pawi		pawia	pawie	pawi	pawie
genitive	pawiego		pawiej	pawiego	pawich
dative	pawiemu		pawiej	pawiemu	pawim
accusative	pawiego	pawi	pawią	pawie	pawich	pawie
instrumental	pawim		pawią	pawim	pawimi
locative	pawim		pawiej	pawim	pawich

Declension of pawi (soft)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pawi m animal

1. genitive plural of paw

Further reading

• pawi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pawi in Polish dictionaries at PWN