ဘီ

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: bhi • ALA-LC: bhī • BGN/PCGN: bi • Okell: bi

Noun

ဘီ • (bhi)

  1. great-great-grandfather

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔbaŋᴬ (“yellow”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hwaŋ (“shine; bright; yellow”). Cognate with Western Pwo ဘၩ့, Western Kayah ꤙꤛꤢ꤭ (byā).

Adjective

ဘီ • (bɔ)

  1. yellow.
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