Given name · Burmese
နီ
“red”
နီ (ni) is a feminine given name from Proto-Lolo-Burmese (ultimately Proto-Sino-Tibetan), meaning “red.” It is used in Burmese.
BurmeseWritten in Myanmar script. In English: Ni.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
နီ comes from Proto-Lolo-Burmese, and ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan.
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How it developed
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔ-ni¹ (“red”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-ni (“red”).
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နီ’s family of names
In Burmese usage, နီ can be written in the Roman alphabet as NI.
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