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, Tai Dón ꪣꪲ, Shan မီး (míi), Zhuang miz, Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [miː˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [miː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ມີ
• Rhymes: -iː

Verb

ມີ • (mī) (abstract noun ການມີ)

1. to have
2. there is/there are
3. to happen, occur
4. used to indicate indefiniteness of the subject of an action