mî

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi"

Guerrero Amuzgo

Etymology

Probably from Spanish mil.

Numeral

mî

  1. thousand

Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mi (“female”). Cognate to Chinese 妹 (mèi, “girl”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mi˥]

Noun

mî

  1. wife

Synonyms

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)

  1. sheep

Alternative forms

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “mî”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 395
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