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Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ. Cognate with Thai หมี (mǐi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lao ໝີ (), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Shan မီ (mǐi), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (), Zhuang mui, Nong Zhuang mue, Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese (OC *meʔ).

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Noun edit

ᦖᦲ (ṁii) (Tai Tham spelling ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, classifier ᦷᦎ)

  1. bear.

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Further reading edit

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦖᦲ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International