ปี่
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Southwestern Tai *piːᴮ¹ (“flute”). Cognate with Lao ປີ່ (pī), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ᩵, Khün ᨸᩦ᩵, Lü ᦔᦲᧈ (ṗii¹), Shan ပီႇ (pìi), Tai Dam ꪜꪲ꪿, Tai Nüa ᥙᥤᥱ (pǐ), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | ปี่ p ī ˋ | |
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Romanization | Paiboon | bpìi |
Royal Institute | pi | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /piː˨˩/(R) |
Noun
[edit]- (music) Thai pi (any of a variety of quadruple-reed Thai oboes); wind instrument.