nyib

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɲepᴰ (“to sew”). Cognate with Thai เย็บ (yép), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩥᨷ, Lao ຫຍິບ (nyip), Lü ᦵᦊᧇ (ẏeb), Tai Dam ꪑꪲꪚ, Tai Dón ꪉꪲꪚ, Shan ယဵပ်ႉ (yâ̰ep), Zhuang nyib.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲip̚˧/

Verb

nyib

1. to sew

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɲepᴰ (“to sew”). Cognate with Thai เย็บ (yép), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩥᨷ, Lao ຫຍິບ (nyip), Lü ᦵᦊᧇ (ẏeb), Tai Dam ꪑꪲꪚ, Tai Dón ꪉꪲꪚ, Shan ယဵပ်ႉ (yâ̰ep), Bouyei nyib.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɲip˧/
• Tone numbers: nyib⁸
• Hyphenation: nyib

Verb

nyib (1957–1982 spelling nyib)

1. to sew