ບິນ

Lao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ບິນ • (bin) (abstract noun ການບິນ)

1. to fly

Derived terms

• ນັກບິນ (nak bin, “aviator”)