mbei

Duwet

Noun

mbei

  1. water

References

  • 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

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓliːᴬ (“gallbladder; bile”).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Lao ບີ (bī), Shan လီ (lǐi), Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dī) or 𑜎𑜣 (lī).

Pronunciation

Noun

mbei (Sawndip forms 胚[2] or 脢[2] or 𦟊[2], 1957–1982 spelling ƃei)

  1. gallbladder

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 326
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN
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