ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ

Tai Dam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟuəjᴮ⁴ (“to help”), from Middle Chinese 助 (MC dzrjoH). Cognate with Thai ช่วย (chûai), Lao ຊ່ວຍ (suāi) or ຊ່ອຍ (sǭi), Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ or ᨩᩬ᩠᩵ᨿ, Southern Thai ฉวย, Lü ᦋᦾᧈ (tsoay¹), Shan ၸွႆႈ (tsāui), Tai Nüa ᥓᥩᥭ (tsoay), Phake ꩡွႝ (coy), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜩 (choy) or 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜐𑜫 (chüñ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔj˦]
• Hyphenation: ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ
• Rhymes: -ɔj

Verb

ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ (ꞌchoi)

1. (transitive) to help, to aid

References

• Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.