བྱི་བ

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-jəw-n ~ bwəj (“rat, mouse”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*bʲi.ba/
• Lhasa: /t͡ɕʰi˩˨.wə˥˥/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*bʲi.ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan pinyin: qi^v-wac^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰi˩˨.wə˥˥/

Noun

བྱི་བ • (byi ba)

1. mouse