beix

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French beige.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbeʃ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbejʃ]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Adjective

beix (invariable)

1. beige

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *biːᴮ (“older sibling”). Cognate with Thai พี่ (pîi), Northern Thai ᨻᩦ᩵, Lao ພີ່ (phī), Lü ᦗᦲᧈ (pii¹), Shan ပီႈ (pīi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Bouyei bix.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pei˦˨/
• Tone numbers: bei⁴
• Hyphenation: beix

Noun

beix (Sawndip forms 𤿌 or 佊 or 仳 or 𠾦 or 皮 or 彼, 1957–1982 spelling beiч)

1. older sibling

   Antonym: nuengx

2. any older person of the same generation

   Antonym: nuengx

3. (chiefly in folk songs) A term of address used by a girl to her boyfriend.

Derived terms

• beixnangz
• beixnuengx
• beixngaenz
• dahbeix
• daegbeix

 

Adjective

beix (Sawndip forms 𤿌 or 佊 or 仳 or 𠾦 or 皮 or 彼, 1957–1982 spelling beiч)

1. (of people) older; senior