ດີ

See also: ດ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗɤjᴬ (“good”).

Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Northern Thai ᨯᩦ (di), Lü ᦡᦲ (ḋii), Shan လီ (lǐi), Tai Dam ꪒꪲ, Tai Dón ꪒꪲ, Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dī), 𑜃𑜣 (nī) or 𑜑𑜣 (hī), Bouyei ndil, Zhuang ndei.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [diː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [diː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ດີ
• Rhymes: -iː

Adjective

ດີ • (dī) (abstract noun ຄວາມດີ)

1. good

Derived terms

• ຍິນດີ (nyin dī)