beix

Catalan

Etymology

From French beige

Adjective

beix (invariable)

beige

Zhuang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pei˦˨/

Tone numbers: bei⁴

Hyphenation: beix

Noun

beix (old orthography beiч, Sawndip forms 𤿌, 佊, 仳, 𠾦, 皮, 彼)

older sibling
Antonym: nuengx
any older person of the same generation
Antonym: nuengx
(chiefly in folk songs) A term of address used by a girl to her boyfriend.

Derived terms

beixnangz
beixngaenz
beixnuengx
daegbeix
dahbeix

Adjective

beix (old orthography beiч, Sawndip forms 𤿌, 佊, 仳, 𠾦, 皮, 彼)

(of people) older; senior

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