mbei
Duwet edit
Noun edit
mbei
References edit
- Susanne Holzknecht, Number and person in the Duwet language of Papua New Guinea, in The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics in Honour of Tom Dutton (2001)
Zhuang edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *ɓliːᴬ (“gallbladder; bile”). Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Lao ບີ (bī), Shan လီ (lǐi), Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dī) or 𑜎𑜣 (lī).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɓei˨˦/
- Tone numbers: mbei1
- Hyphenation: mbei
Noun edit
mbei (1957–1982 spelling ƃei)