Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɓilᴬ (to fly). Cognate with Thai บิน (bin), Lao ບິນ (bin), Northern Thai ᨷᩥ᩠ᨶ, Shan မိၼ် (mǐn) or ဝိၼ် (wǐn), Tai Dam ꪚꪲꪙ, Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜃𑜫 (min), 𑜉𑜢𑜐𑜫 (miñ) or 𑜈𑜢𑜃𑜫 (bin), Zhuang mbin, Tày bên. Compare Proto-Be *vinᴬ¹.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ᦢᦲᧃ (ḃiin) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦢᦲᧃ)

  1. to fly

Derived terms

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References

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  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦢᦲᧃ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International