bil

Numeral

bil

1. Abbreviation of billion.

Anagrams

• BLI, LIB, Lib, Lib., lib

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”). Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lao ປີ (pī), Lü ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang bi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi˨˦/

Noun

bil

1. year

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪl]
• Homophone: byl

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Etymology

From a clipping of automobil (“automobile”), from French automobile (“automotive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːl/, [b̥iːˀl]
• Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

bil c (singular definite bilen, plural indefinite biler)

1. car, automobile