ພີ່

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *biːᴮ (“older sibling”). Cognate with Thai พี่ (pîi), Northern Thai ᨻᩦ᩵, Lü ᦗᦲᧈ (pii¹), Shan ပီႈ (pīi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang beix, Bouyei bix.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰiː˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰiː˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ພີ່
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ພີ່ • (phī)

1. elder brother; elder sister

Derived terms

• ພີ່ເຂີຽ (phī khœ̄i)
• ພີ່ຊາຽ (phī sāi)
• ພີ່ນ້ອງ (phī nǭng)
• ພີ່ນ້ອງພົງພັນ (phī nǭng phong phan)
• ພີ່ນ້ອງມິດສະຫາຽ (phī nǭng mit sa hāi)
• ພີ່ລ້ຽງ (phī līang)
• ພີ່ສາວ (phī sāo)
• ພີ່ອ້າຽ (phī ʼāi)
• ພີ່ອ້າຽເຂີຽ (phī ʼāi khœ̄i)
• ພີ່ເອືຶ້ອຽ

 

References

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.