ลี้

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicลี้
l ī ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonlíi
Royal Instituteli
(standard) IPA(key)/liː˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ລີ້ (lī), Northern Thai ᩃᩦ᩶, Khün ᩃᩦ᩶, Lü ᦟᦲᧉ (lii²).

Verb

ลี้ • (líi) (abstract noun การลี้)

  1. to flee; hide; take refuge
Derived terms

Proper noun

ลี้ • (líi)

  1. (อำเภอ~) Li district (a district of Lamphun province)
  2. (แม่น้ำ~) Li River (a river in Lamphun province)

Etymology 2

From Hokkien 里 (lí, “Chinese mile”)

Noun

ลี้ • (líi)

  1. A li; a traditional Chinese unit of distance equal to 1500 Chinese feet or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
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