thiah

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of thiah – see 拆 (“to take apart; to dismantle; to demolish; to destroy; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 拆).

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *tʰiaʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tiik ~ *tiək (“to lie down, to sleep”). Cognate with Khasi thiah, Khmer ដេក (deek), Jehai tek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰiaʔ/

Verb

thiah

1. to sleep