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Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-ley (“penis”). Compare Tibetan (mdźe, “penis”),[1] as well as Old Chinese 𡳞 (“idem”).
Pronunciation
Noun
လီး • (li:)
- (vulgar) dick
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References
Eastern Pwo
Etymology
From Proto-Karen *hliᴮ. Cognates include S'gaw Karen လံၣ် (leè).
Pronunciation
Noun
လီး (lí)
- squirrel
References
- A. Kato (2019) “Pwo Karen”, in A. Vittrant & J. Watkins, editors, The Mainland Southeast Asia Linguistic Area, page 140
- Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “လီး”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 175