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Modern (Beijing) reading: bì
Preclassic Old Chinese: pits (~ -js)
Classic Old Chinese: pić
Western Han Chinese: pjǝś
Eastern Han Chinese: pjǝś
Early Postclassic Chinese: pjiś
Middle Postclassic Chinese: pjìj
Late Postclassic Chinese: pjì
Middle Chinese: pjì
English meaning : to give, offer, deliver
Russian meaning[s]: преподнести, подарить; пожаловать, отдать
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 102
Four-angle index: 2707
Karlgren code: 0521 a-b
Go-on: hi
Kan-on: hi
Shijing occurrences: 53.1_
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *pĭj
Meaning: give
Chinese: *pijs (~ -ts) give.
Tibetan: sbjin (p., i. bjin) to give, to bestow, to deliver.
Burmese: pijh to give, LB *pijx.
Lushai: pe (pēk) to give, offer, KC *peʔ (?).
Kiranti: *bì
Comments: Nung biŋ; Rai bi-ŋa; Miri bi; Dhimal pi. Simon 21; Sh. 49; Ben. 102.
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *bì
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: give
Kaling: binä (biŋɔ)
Limbu: pīmā (pīru / bīru)
Dumi: bīnɨ
Kulung: pima
Yamphu: pi:ma
Comments: Toba 90 *'bi-.
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: pi:maʔ, -pi:r-/-pi:-
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vt.
Meaning: 1) give to someone, endow (patient: beneficiary, not object given); 2) allow, permit
Comments: 2) timmǝk kɔpmaʔ kɛmbi:rinni:? Don't they [viz. the local authorities] permit you to have rifles?; cf. pha:kmaʔ.
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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: bi:nɨ
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: vt-6b bi:y/bi:-be:
Meaning: give something to someone, endow (patient agreement with recipient, not object given)
Nepali: dinu.
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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: pima
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vt-4 [1: pi:- 2: pi:y- 3: pi-]
Meaning: give
Nepali: dinu.
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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: pi:ma
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <pi:s- ; pi:->
Grammar: v.tr.
Meaning: to give to somebody.
Nepali: dinu
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