Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɓilᴬ (to fly). Cognate with Thai บิน (bin), Northern Thai ᨷᩥ᩠ᨶ, ᦢᦲᧃ (ḃiin), Shan မိၼ် (mǐn) or ဝိၼ် (wǐn), Tai Dam ꪚꪲꪙ, Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜃𑜫 (min), 𑜉𑜢𑜐𑜫 (miñ) or 𑜈𑜢𑜃𑜫 (bin), Zhuang mbin. Compare Proto-Be *vinᴬ¹.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [bin˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [bin˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ບິນ
  • Rhymes: -in

Verb edit

ບິນ (bin) (abstract noun ການບິນ)

  1. to fly

Derived terms edit