ၶေႃး

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² (“neck”), from Proto-Tai *ɣoːᴬ (“neck”), from Middle Chinese 喉 (MC huw, “larynx; throat”). Cognate with Thai คอ (kɔɔ), Northern Thai ᨤᩬᩴ, Khün ᨤᩳ, Lao ຄໍ (khǭ), Tai Dam ꪁꪷ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥨᥝᥰ (xöw), Phake ၵေႃ (khō), Ahom 𑜁𑜦𑜡 (khō) or 𑜁𑜞𑜦𑜡 (khrō), Zhuang hoz, Saek กฺ๊อ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɔː˥/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

ၶေႃး • (kháu)

1. neck, throat

References

• Khoe, Mawn (2015) Tai-English Dictionary, Mawn Khoe (Keng Tung).