ໝີ

See also: ໝີ່, ໝູ່, ໝູ, and ໝໍ້

Lao

Alternative forms

ຫມີ (mī) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ (“bear”). Cognate with Thai หมี (mǐi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lü ᦖᦲ (ṁii), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Shan မီ (mǐi), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī), Zhuang mui, Nong Zhuang mue, Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [miː˩(˧)]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [miː˥˧˧]
Hyphenation: ໝີ
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ໝີ • (mī) (classifier ໂຕ)

bear; sun bear

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