ໄຕ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ໃຕ (tai), ເຕີ (tœ̄)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *taɰᴬ² (“gizzard; kidney”), from Proto-Tai *p.taɰᴬ (“gizzard”). Cognate with Thai ไต (dtai, “kidney”), Lü ᦺᦎ (ṫay, “gizzard; kidney”), Saek เต๋อ (“gizzard; kidney”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [taj˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [taj˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ໄຕ
• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

ໄຕ • (tai)

1. gizzard.
2. kidney.
3. wen; hard tissue.

Synonyms

(kidney):

• ໝາກໄຂ່ຫຼັງ (māk khai lang)