Bouyei edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɲepᴰ (to sew). Cognate with Thai เย็บ (yép), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩥᨷ, Lao ຫຍິບ (nyip), ᦵᦊᧇ (ẏeb), Tai Dam ꪑꪲꪚ, Tai Dón ꪉꪲꪚ, Shan ယဵပ်ႉ (yâ̰ep), Zhuang nyib.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

nyib

  1. to sew

Zhuang edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɲepᴰ (to sew). Cognate with Thai เย็บ (yép), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩥᨷ, Lao ຫຍິບ (nyip), ᦵᦊᧇ (ẏeb), Tai Dam ꪑꪲꪚ, Tai Dón ꪉꪲꪚ, Shan ယဵပ်ႉ (yâ̰ep), Bouyei nyib.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

nyib (1957–1982 spelling nyib)

  1. to sew