ໄກ່

See also: ໄກ and ໄກ້

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), from Middle Chinese 雞 (MC kej, “chicken”). Cognate with Thai ไก่ (gài), Northern Thai ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai), Lü ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay¹), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Shan ၵႆႇ (kài), Tai Nüa ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy), Aiton ကႝ (kay), Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei gais, Zhuang gaeq, Saek ไก.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kaj˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kaj˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໄກ່
  • Rhymes: -aj

Noun

ໄກ່ • (kai) (classifier ໂຕ)

  1. chicken

Derived terms
  • ໄກ່ງວງ (kai ngūang, “turkey”)
  • ໄກ່ແຈ້ (kai chǣ, “bantam”)
  • ໄກ່ຕີ (kai tī, “gamecock”)
  • ໄກ່ຜູ້ (kai phū, “rooster”)
  • ເລົ້າໄກ່ (lao kai, “chicken coop”)
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