ᥘᥣᥭᥰ

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Tai Nüa[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːjᴬ⁴ (“marked; variegated; striped”). Cognate with Thai ลาย (laai), Lao ລາຍ (lāi), Lü ᦟᦻ (laay), Tai Dam ꪩꪱꪥ, Shan လၢႆး (láai), Phake လႝ (lay), Ahom 𑜎𑜩 (lay).

Noun[edit]

ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

  1. book.
  2. text.
  3. letter (symbol).
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

  1. saliva

Etymology 3[edit]

Cognate with Ahom 𑜃𑜩 (nay), Shan ၼၢႆး (náai), Zhuang nae (“snow”), Bouyei nail.

Noun[edit]

ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

  1. dew

Etymology 4[edit]

From Proto-Tai *naːjᴬ (“maternal grandmother”). Compare Thai ยาย (yaai), Indonesian nyai; Khmer យាយ (yiəy); Lao ຍາຍ (nyāi), ຍາຽ (nyāi); Shan ၼၢႆး (náai).

Noun[edit]

ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

  1. maternal grandmother

References[edit]

  • Yongxian, Luo (1999) A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China, Canberra, ACT Australia: Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 58
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