ဖီး

Eastern Pwo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen [Term?]. Cognates include Western Pwo ဖီ (phì).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰi˥˥]

Noun

ဖီး (phí)

1. pus

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰi˥˥]

Verb

ဖီး (phí)

1. (stative) to be stingy

References

• A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 187
• A. Kato (2021) “Pwo Karen writing systems”, in Reports of the Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies, volume 52, page 39
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ဖီး”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 110

S'gaw Karen

Noun

ဖီး • (hpaẅ)

1. point
2. decimal point