mbei

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Duwet[edit]

Noun[edit]

mbei

  1. water

References[edit]

  • Susanne Holzknecht, Number and person in the Duwet language of Papua New Guinea, in The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics in Honour of Tom Dutton (2001)

Zhuang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ɓliːᴬ (“gallbladder; bile”). Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Lao ບີ (bī), Shan လီ (lǐi), Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dī) or 𑜎𑜣 (lī).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mbei (1957–1982 spelling ƃei)

  1. gallbladder
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