Animals หมี mǐi
bear noun
- mǐi rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
How to use it
หมีmǐi has a rising tone; flat มีmii means "to have". Thailand's wild bears have funny names: the sun bear is หมีหมาmǐi mǎa, "dog bear", and the Asiatic black bear หมีควายmǐi kwaai, "buffalo bear". A teddy bear is ตุ๊กตาหมีdtúk-gà-dtaa mǐi.
Don't mix it up
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มีmii
to have; there is
Mid tone instead of rising: to have.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- mee
- mi
- mhee
- mhi
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