တၢဲႈ

Khamti

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *taːjᴬ² (“to die”), from Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ (“to die”). Cognate with Thai ตาย (dtaai), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຕາຍ (tāi), Lü ᦎᦻ (ṫaay), Tai Dam ꪔꪱꪥ, Tai Dón ꪔꪱꪥ, Tai Daeng ꪔꪱꪥ, Shan တၢႆ (tǎai), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥭ (taay), Phake တႝ (tay), Ahom 𑜄𑜩 (tay), Zhuang dai, Zuojiang Zhuang tai or hai. Compare Proto-Be *ɗaːjᴬ¹, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atay (“death”).

Verb

တ︀ၢဲႈ (transliteration needed)

1. to die.