ᦺᦃᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *qraj (“egg”). Cognate with Thai ไข่ (kài), Northern Thai ᨡᩱ᩵ (khai), Lao ໄຂ່ (khai), Tai Dam ꪼꪎ꪿, Shan ၶႆႇ (khài), Khamti ၵ︀ဲ, Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Tày xáy, Bouyei jais, Zhuang gyaeq. Compare Sui geis (“egg”) and Southern Kam geiv (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaj˧˥/

Noun

ᦺᦃᧈ • (ẋay¹) (classifier ᦐᦽᧈ)

1. egg

Verb

ᦺᦃᧈ • (ẋay¹) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦺᦃᧈ)

1. (intransitive) to lay an egg

References

• Hanna, William J. (2019), “ᦺᦃᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary, SIL International