ᦺᦂᧈ

Lü

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /kaj˧˥/

Noun

ᦺᦂᧈ • (k̇ay¹) (Tai Tham spelling ᨠᩱ᩵)

chicken

Derived terms

ᦺᦂᧈᦗᦴᧉ (k̇ay¹puu²)

References

Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦺᦂᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International

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