ᥘᥣᥭᥰ

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Tai Nüa

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

  1. book.
  2. text.
  3. letter (symbol).
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

  1. saliva

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

  1. dew

Etymology 4

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

Noun

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ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥭ̈)

  1. maternal grandmother

References

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