ມີ
See also: ມ and ມື
Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *miːᴬ (“to have”). Cognate with Thai มี (mii), Northern Thai ᨾᩦ, Khün ᨾᩦ, Lü ᦙᦲ (mii), Tai Dam ꪣꪲ, Shan မီး (míi), Zhuang miz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miː˦˥/
Verb
ມີ • (mī) (abstract noun ການມີ)
- to have
- there is/there are
- to happen, occur
- used to indicate indefiniteness of the subject of an action