မီ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ (“bear”). Cognate with Thai หมี (mǐi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lao ໝີ (mī), Lü ᦖᦲ (ṁii), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī), Zhuang mui, Nong Zhuang mue, Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː˨˦/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

မီ • (mǐi) (classifier တူဝ်)

1. bear