ᦺᦂᧈ
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), from Middle Chinese 雞 (MC kej, “chicken”). Cognate with Thai ไก่ (gài), Northern Thai ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai), Lao ໄກ່ (kai), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Shan ၵႆႇ (kài), Tai Nüa ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy), Aiton ကႝ (kay), Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei gais, Zhuang gaeq, Saek ไก.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ᦺᦂᧈ • (k̇ay¹) (Tai Tham spelling ᨠᩱ᩵)
Derived terms
[edit]- ᦺᦂᧈᦗᦴᧉ (k̇ay¹puu²)
References
[edit]- Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦺᦂᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International