ໄກ່

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See also: ໄກ, and ໄກ້

Lao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (chicken), from Middle Chinese (MC kej, “chicken”). Cognate with Thai ไก่ (gài), Northern Thai ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai), ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay¹), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Shan ၵႆႇ (kài), Tai Nüa ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy), Aiton ကႝ (kay), Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei gais, Zhuang gaeq, Saek ไก.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kaj˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kaj˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໄກ່
  • Rhymes: -aj

Noun

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ໄກ່ (kai) (classifier ໂຕ)

  1. chicken

Derived terms

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