myeing byid꞉

Lashi

Etymology

Literally: "To give name".

Pronunciation

  • (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [mjɨŋ˧˧ bjit̚˩˩]
  • Hyphenation: myeing byid꞉

Verb

myeing byid꞉

  1. (transitive) to name
    Synonym: myeing myheing
    • 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 1:8 [Genesis 1:8]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎[1]:
      Nyang꞉ gi moug꞉ laid kyoodoem꞉ ri «mougkhung꞉» ga꞉ myeing byid꞉ bye꞉.
      He named the dome «heaven».