mbei

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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). Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Lao ບີ (), Shan လီ (lǐi), Ahom 𑜓𑜣 () or 𑜎𑜣 ().

Pronunciation

Noun

mbei (1957–1982 spelling ƃei)

  1. gallbladder