See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi"

Guerrero Amuzgo

Etymology

Probably from Spanish mil.

Numeral

  1. thousand

Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mi (female). Cognate to Chinese (mèi, girl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mi˥]

Noun

  1. wife

Synonyms

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *mayšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European *móysos (sheep, skin of sheep). Cognate with Sanskrit मेष (meṣá), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (maēša), Persian میش (miš), Khwarezmian [script needed] (ʾmh), Ormuri [script needed] (maī), Munji [script needed] (mə́ya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː/

Noun

Central Kurdish مێ ()
Southern Kurdish میە (mye)
Laki مێ ()
Zazaki meşna

 f (Arabic spelling مي)

  1. sheep

Alternative forms

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 395
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