བྱི་ལི

Dzongkha

བྱི་ལི།
bj˚ili.

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-rwaŋ (“wildcat”), itself likely related to *s/k-roŋ (“cat, wildcat; tiger”). Compare བྱི་ཙི (byi tsi, “rat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pt͡ɕʰi˩.li˩/

Noun

བྱི་ལི (byi li)

1. cat, feline