လီႋ

Eastern Pwo

Etymology 1

Eastern Pwo cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : လီႋ (lī)

From Proto-Karen *lwiᴬ. Cognates include S'gaw Karen လွံၢ် (lwee̱).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [li̤˧˧]

Numeral

လီႋ (lī)

1. four

Etymology 2

From Shan လီ (lǐi).

Noun

လီႋ (lī)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) gallbladder; bile.

References

• A. Kato (2006) “A Synopsis of Pwo Karen (Hpa-an dialect)”, in STEDT Colloquium, page 3
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “လီႋ”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 175