ᥘᥣᥭᥰ

Tai Nüa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːj˥˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːjᴬ⁴ (“marked; variegated; striped”). Cognate with Thai ลาย (laai), Lao ລາຍ (lāi), Lü ᦟᦻ (laay), Tai Dam ꪩꪱꪥ, Shan လၢႆး (láai), Phake လႝ (lay), Ahom 𑜎𑜩 (lay).

Noun

ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

1. book.
2. text.
3. letter (symbol).

Synonyms

• (book): ᥘᥤᥐ (lik)

Etymology 2

Noun

ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

1. saliva

Etymology 3

Cognate with Ahom 𑜃𑜩 (nay), Shan ၼၢႆး (náai), Zhuang nae (“snow”), Bouyei nail.

Noun

ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

1. dew

Etymology 4

From Proto-Tai *naːjᴬ (“maternal grandmother”). Compare Thai ยาย (yaai), Indonesian nyai; Khmer យាយ (yiəy); Lao ຍາຍ (nyāi), ຍາຽ (nyāi); Shan ၼၢႆး (náai).

Noun

ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

1. maternal grandmother

References

• Yongxian, Luo (1999) A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China, Canberra, ACT Australia: Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 58