Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *sej
Meaning: a k. of plant, fruit
Tibetan: gse, bse, se rose-bush, rose-tree, rose; sa- in sa-bon seed
Burmese: sih to bear fruits, fruit, LB *six.
Kachin: si2 fruit, nsi4 an ear of grain.
Lushai: thei edible fruit, KC *thei.
Comments: Cf. also Lush. fe ears of rice, after reaping but before threshing. BG: Dimasa thai fruit, Garo bithe; Vayu se, si; Bahing si; Rawang šiŋ-ši; Mikir áthe seed; Chepang sáyʔ; Thankur atha. Sh. 436; Ben. 27; Mat. 181; Luce 11. Cf. Austric: PAA *(kǝ)sa:j 'rice', PAN *asiʔ 'rice (fermented, cooked)'.
