mbei

Duwet

Noun

mbei

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 (bī), Shan လီ (lǐi), Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dī) or 𑜎𑜣 (lī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɓei˨˦/

Tone numbers: mbei¹

Hyphenation: mbei

Noun

mbei (1957–1982 spelling ƃei)

gallbladder

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