မီး

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mej (fire). Cognate with Tibetan མེ (me).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mí/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mi: • ALA-LC: mī″ • BGN/PCGN: mi: • Okell:

Noun

မီး (mi:)

  1. fire
  2. light
  3. brilliance (of gems)
  4. consuming passion
  5. electricity

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Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *miːᴬ (to have). Cognate with Thai มี (mii), Northern Thai ᨾᩦ, Khün ᨾᩦ, Lao ມີ (), ᦙᦲ (mii), Tai Dam ꪣꪲ, Zhuang miz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː˥/

Verb

မီး (míi)

  1. to have
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