ມີດ

See also: ມືດ and ມົດ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mitᴰ (“knife”). Cognate with Thai มีด (mîit), Lü ᦙᦲᧆ (miid), Shan မိတ်ႈ (mīt), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜄𑜫 (mit).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [miːt̚˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [miːt̚˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ມີດ
• Rhymes: -iːt̚

Noun

ມີດ • (mīt) (classifier ດວງ)

1. knife

Derived terms

• ມີດຕັດ (mīt tat, “scissors”)
• ມີດຕະໄກ (mīt ta kai, “scissors”)

See also

• ພ້າ (phā)