ཞི་མི
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Etymology
Cognate with ཞིམ་བུ (zhim bu) and ཞུམ་བུ (zhum bu), all possibly from earlier *ryi-mi.[1] If true, then perhaps of Sino-Tibetan origin and cognate with Old Chinese 狸 (OC *rɯ)[1] (see there for further etymology).
Pronunciation
Noun
ཞི་མི • (zhi mi)
References
- Schuessler, Axel (2007) ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, pages 347-348
Further reading
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