ᥐᥤᥒᥱ

Tai Nüa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kiŋᴮ (“(small) branch”). Cognate with Thai กิ่ง (gìng), Northern Thai ᨠᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ກິ່ງ (king), Lü ᦂᦲᧂᧈ (k̇iing1), Khün ᨠᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Shan ၵိင်ႇ (kìng), Aiton ကိင် (kiṅ), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜂𑜫 (kiṅ).

Noun

ᥐᥤᥒᥱ (kǐng) (old orthography ᥐᥤᥒ̌)

  1. small branch, stalk

Verb

ᥐᥤᥒᥱ (kǐng) (old orthography ᥐᥤᥒ̌)

  1. to respect, show respect
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