- mig gi mi'u/
- ID:
- T147414
- མིག་གི་མིའུ (Tibetan, Tibetan script, Original)
- > mig gi mi'u/ (Tibetan, Latin script, Transliteration-THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
- > mikgimiu (Tibetan, Latin script, Transcription-THL Simplified Tibetan Transcription)
"Little man of the eye," i.e. the pupil.
- Historical Etymology:
- Though “little man” is sometimes explained as referring to the reflection of oneself in the pupil of a person that one is talking to, the term is actually a transfer from the Middle Chinese myəu “pupil.” (Language: Chinese (Classical))
Etymology
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Chris Hatchell
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