หมี

See also: หมี่, หมู, and หมู่

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมี h m ī
Phonemic		หฺมี h ̥ m ī
Romanization	Paiboon	mǐi
	Royal Institute	mi
(standard) IPA^(key)		/miː˩˩˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ (“bear”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lao ໝີ (mī), Lü ᦖᦲ (ṁii), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Shan မီ (mǐi), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mii), Zhuang mui, Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).

Noun

หมี • (mǐi) (classifier ตัว)

bear: a member of the family Ursidae.

Derived terms

Derived terms

หมีขั้วโลก (mǐi-kûua-lôok)

Etymology 2

Adverb

หมี • (mǐi)

Obsolete form of มิ (mí).

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