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Lao
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ປີ
- Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *piːᴬ¹ (“year”), from Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”).
Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lü ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Tai Dón ꪜꪲ, Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang bi, Bouyei bil.
Noun
ປີ • (pī)
- year
See also
- (units of time) ໜ່ວຍເວລາ (nuāiwē lā); ປີ (pī, “year”), ເດືອນ (dư̄an, “month”), ສັບປະດາ (sap pa dā, “week”) / ອາທິດ (ʼā thit, “week”), ມື້ (mư̄, “day”) / ວັນ (wan, “day”), ຊົ່ວໂມງ (sūa mōng, “hour”), ນາທີ (nā thī, “minute”), ວິນາທີ (wi nā thī, “second”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *pliːᴬ (“banana blossom”). Cognate with Thai ปลี (bplii), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩦ, Shan ပီ (pǐi), Phake ပီ (pī).
Noun
ປີ • (pī)
- banana blossom