လီ

Shan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liː˨˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɗɤjᴬ (“good”). Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Northern Thai ᨯᩦ (di), Lao ດີ (dī), Lü ᦡᦲ (ḋii), Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dii), 𑜃𑜣 (nii) or 𑜑𑜣 (hii), Zhuang ndei.

Adjective

လီ • (lǐi)

  1. good

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɓliːᴬ (“gallbladder; bile”). Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Lao ບີ (bī), Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dii) or 𑜎𑜣 (lii), Zhuang mbei, Eastern Pwo လီႋ.

Noun

လီ • (lǐi)

  1. gallbladder; bile.
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