ইচে
iche
ইচে (iche) is the Manipuri word for sister.
The term refers to a woman or girl who has the same parents as another person.
Meaning: woman or girl having the same parents (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
iche
Did you know?
- While ইচে refers to a sister, the Manipuri language has a rich system of kinship terms that vary based on whether the relative is from the father's or mother's side.
- If you are addressing a woman who is older than you, even if she is not related, using a respectful variation of ইচে is more polite than using her given name.
- The pronunciation of ইচে involves a soft, rhythmic quality that is characteristic of the Meitei language, which is an Tibeto-Burman language, making its phonetic structure quite different from Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi.
