ພີ່

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *biːᴮ (“older sibling”). Cognate with Thai พี่ (pîi), Northern Thai ᨻᩦ᩵, Lü ᦗᦲᧈ (pii¹), Shan ပီႈ (pīi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang beix, Bouyei bix.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰiː˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰiː˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ພີ່
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ພີ່ • (phī)

  1. elder brother; elder sister

Derived terms
  • ພີ່ເຂີຽ (phī khœ̄i)
  • ພີ່ຊາຽ (phī sāi)
  • ພີ່ນ້ອງ (phī nǭng)
  • ພີ່ນ້ອງພົງພັນ (phī nǭng phong phan)
  • ພີ່ນ້ອງມິດສະຫາຽ (phī nǭng mit sa hāi)
  • ພີ່ລ້ຽງ (phī līang)
  • ພີ່ສາວ (phī sāo)
  • ພີ່ອ້າຽ (phī ʼāi)
  • ພີ່ອ້າຽເຂີຽ (phī ʼāi khœ̄i)
  • ພີ່ເອືຶ້ອຽ

References
  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎, Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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