From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *rey ~ *s-rwi(y) (“cord, string, creeper, cane, rattan”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ၯေဝ်ႋ (ɣī̱), Mizo hrui, Manipuri ꯂꯤ (lee).
ဂ့ၢ် • (ghay̱)