ᦙᦲ

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Lü[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

ᦙᦲ • (mii) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦙᦲ)

  1. to have (possession, relationship, attribute).
  2. to exist; there is, there are.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Mandarin 米 (mǐ), shortened from 米突 (mǐtū), from English metre.

Noun[edit]

ᦙᦲ • (mii)

  1. (China) metre (unit of length).

Further reading[edit]

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦙᦲ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International
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