mî

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi"

Guerrero Amuzgo

Etymology

Probably from Spanish mil.

Numeral

mî

1. thousand

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Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mi (“female”). Cognate to Chinese 妹 (mèi, “girl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mi˥]

Noun

mî

1. wife

Synonyms

• zĕhmî

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Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *mayšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European *móysos (“sheep, skin of sheep”). Cognate with Sanskrit मेष (meṣá), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀‎ (maēša), Persian میش‎ (miš), Khwarezmian [script needed] (ʾmh), Ormuri [script needed] (maī), Munji [script needed] (mə́ya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː/

Noun

Central Kurdish	مێ‎ (mê)
Southern Kurdish	میە‎ (mye)
Laki	مێ‎ (mê)
Zazaki	meşna

mî f (Arabic spelling مي‎)

1. sheep

Alternative forms

• mih

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “mî”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press