ມີ

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).

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

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