mbin

Nzadi

Noun

mbín (plural mbín)

1. calabash

Noun

mbin

1. plural of ebin

Further reading

• Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓilᴬ (“to fly”). Cognate with Thai บิน (bin), Lao ບິນ (bin), Northern Thai ᨷᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦢᦲᧃ (ḃiin), Shan မိၼ် (mǐn) or ဝိၼ် (wǐn), Tai Dam ꪚꪲꪙ, Tày bên, Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜃𑜫 (min), 𑜉𑜢𑜐𑜫 (miñ) or 𑜈𑜢𑜃𑜫 (bin).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɓin˨˦/
• Tone numbers: mbin¹
• Hyphenation: mbin

Verb

mbin (Sawndip forms 𬼬 or 𰁋 or ⿰貧飞 or 𬼢 or 䎙 or ⿰宾彡 or ⿰了⿹飞飞 or ⿹飞飞 or ⿺乙敏 or ⿺乙貧 or ⿺乙兵 or ⿺边𠃑 or ⿺乙去 or 厾 or ⿹⺄音 or ⿰賓飞 or ⿰賓厾 or ⿰臣厾 or ⿰兵飞 or ⿰吝飞, 1957–1982 spelling ƃin)

1. to fly