Etymology
From Old Tefrian cy (/cī̆/), further etymology uncertain, traditionally connected with Proto-Semitic *kiyā (compare Arabic كي (kay) and Hebrew כי (ki)).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈt͡ʃøʏ̯e/; [ˈ(t)ʃø̞ʏ̯(ə)], [(t)ʃø̞ː] (standard, enunciated)
- IPA: /t͡ʃyː/; [(t)ʃy(ː)] (common)
Conjunction
چۆ (cöwe or cȳ)
- because
- in order to