ꪵꪄꪀ

Tai Dam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɛʔ˦˥]
• Hyphenation: ꪵꪄꪀ
• Rhymes: -ɛʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːkᴰ (“guest”), from Middle Chinese 客 (MC khaek, “guest”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩯ᩠ᨠ, Lao ແຂກ (khǣk), Lü ᦶᦃᧅᧈ (ẋaek¹), Shan ၶႅၵ်ႇ (khèk), Thai แขก (kɛ̀ɛk), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥐᥱ (xǎek), Phake ၵိက် (khik), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜀𑜫 (khik), Zhuang hek.

Noun

ꪵꪄꪀ (khék)

1. guest

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ꪵꪄꪀ (khék)

1. (transitive) to call (e.g., in order to summon)

References

• Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
• Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.