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

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Zhuang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

mbin (1957–1982 spelling ƃin)

1. to fly