mî
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi"
Guerrero Amuzgo
Etymology
Probably from Spanish mil.
Numeral
mî
- thousand
Namuyi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mi (“female”). Cognate to Chinese 妹 (mèi, “girl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mi˥]
Noun
mî
- wife
Synonyms
- zĕhmî
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *mayšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European *móysos (“sheep, skin of sheep”). Cognate with Sanskrit मेष (meṣá), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (maēša), Persian میش (miš), Khwarezmian [script needed] (ʾmh), Ormuri [script needed] (maī), Munji [script needed] (mə́ya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miː/
Noun
| Central Kurdish | مێ (mê) |
|---|---|
| Southern Kurdish | میە (mye) |
| Laki | مێ (mê) |
| Zazaki | meşna |
mî f (Arabic spelling مي)
- sheep
Alternative forms
- mih
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “mî”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press