ᦺᦂᧈ
Lü
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), from Middle Chinese 雞 (MC kej, “chicken”). Cognate with Thai ไก่ (gài), Northern Thai ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai), Lao ໄກ່ (kai), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Shan ၵႆႇ (kài), Tai Nüa ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy), Aiton ကႝ (kay), Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei gais, Zhuang gaeq, Saek ไก.
Pronunciation
Noun
ᦺᦂᧈ • (k̇ay¹)
Derived terms
- ᦺᦂᧈᦗᦴᧉ (k̇ay¹puu²)