Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicลี้
l ī ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonlíi
Royal Instituteli
(standard) IPA(key)/liː˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Lao ລີ້ (), Northern Thai ᩃᩦ᩶, Khün ᩃᩦ᩶, ᦟᦲᧉ (lii²).

Verb edit

ลี้ (líi) (abstract noun การลี้)

  1. to flee; hide; take refuge
Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

ลี้ (líi)

  1. (อำเภอ~) Li district (a district of Lamphun province)
  2. (แม่น้ำ~) Li River (a river in Lamphun province)

Etymology 2 edit

From Hokkien (, Chinese mile)

Noun edit

ลี้ (líi)

  1. A li; a traditional Chinese unit of distance equal to 1500 Chinese feet or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).