བྱི་ལི

Dzongkha

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-rwaŋ (“wildcat”), itself likely related to *s/k-roŋ (“cat, wildcat; tiger”). Compare བྱི་ཙི (byi tsi, “rat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pt͡ɕʰi˩.li˩/

Noun

བྱི་ལི (byi li)

  1. cat, feline
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