བྱི་ལི
Dzongkha
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བྱི་ལི།
bj˚ili.
bj˚ili.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-rwaŋ (“wildcat”), itself likely related to *s/k-roŋ (“cat, wildcat; tiger”). Compare བྱི་ཙི (“rat”) (bj˚itsi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pt͡ɕʰi˩.li˩/
Noun
བྱི་ལི (bj˚ili)
- cat, feline