မီ

Shan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miː˨˦/

Noun

မီ • (mǐi)

  1. bear
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