haex

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ (“excrement”). Cognate with Thai ขี้ (kîi), Northern Thai ᨡᩦ᩶, Lao ຂີ້ (khī), Lü ᦃᦲᧉ (ẋii²), Shan ၶီႈ (khīi), Ahom 𑜁𑜣 (khī), Saek ไกฺ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /hai˦˨/
• Tone numbers: hae⁴
• Hyphenation: haex

Noun

haex (Sawndip forms 𡱍 or 𭧺 or 𣴃 or 𡱏, 1957–1982 spelling həiч)

1. faeces; stool; dung
2. bodily secretion (earwax, snot, etc.)

Derived terms

• caekhaex
• diengzhaex
• gaeuhaexmou
• haexda
• haexgaeqguet
• haexgyaeng
• haexseq
• raethaexvaiz