ປີ

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See also: ປີ້, ປ, and ປູ

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)

  1. year

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)

  1. banana blossom
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