ມີ

See also: ມ and ມື

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *miːᴬ (“to have”). Cognate with Thai มี (mii), Northern Thai ᨾᩦ, Khün ᨾᩦ, Lü ᦙᦲ (mii), Tai Dam ꪣꪲ, Shan မီး (míi), Zhuang miz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː˦˥/

Verb

ມີ • (mī) (abstract noun ການມີ)

1. to have
2. there is/there are
3. to happen, occur
4. used to indicate indefiniteness of the subject of an action