ປີ

See also: ປີ້, ປ, and ປູ

Lao

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *piːᴬ¹ (“year”), from Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”).

Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lü ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Tai Dón ꪜꪲ, Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang bi, Bouyei bil.

Noun

ປີ • (pī)

1. year

See also

• (units of time) ໜ່ວຍເວລາ (nuāiwē lā); ປີ (pī, “year”), ເດືອນ (dư̄an, “month”), ສັບປະດາ (sap pa dā, “week”) / ອາທິດ (ʼā thit, “week”), ມື້ (mư̄, “day”) / ວັນ (wan, “day”), ຊົ່ວໂມງ (sūa mōng, “hour”), ນາທີ (nā thī, “minute”), ວິນາທີ (wi nā thī, “second”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *pliːᴬ (“banana blossom”). Cognate with Thai ปลี (bplii), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩦ, Shan ပီ (pǐi), Phake ပီ (pī).

Noun

ປີ • (pī)

1. banana blossom