duix

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Zhuang[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Chinese 斗 (MC tuwX, “cup-like object”). Cognate with Thai ถ้วย (tûai), Lao ຖ້ວຍ (thuāi), Bouyei doix, Lakkia ti².

Noun[edit]

duix (Sawndip forms 𬒋 or 𥑇, 1957–1982 spelling duiч)

  1. bowl
    Synonym: vanj

Classifier[edit]

duix (Sawndip forms 𬒋 or 𥑇, 1957–1982 spelling duiч)

  1. Amount contained in a bowl: bowl; bowlful
    Synonym: vanj
    De donq gwn sam duix heaux. ― He can eat three bowls of rice at a meal.

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

duix (1957–1982 spelling duiч)

  1. to hang down; to droop down
  2. (of plants) to wilt; to wither
  3. (figurative) to feel sad; to feel disappointed

References[edit]

  • Compilation Commission of Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Beijing: Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, 2005. →ISBN.
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