ᨧᩱ

See also: ᨧᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

• ᨧᩲ (jai), ใจ๋ (jai)

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *caɰᴬ², from Proto-Tai *cɤɰᴬ (“heart; breath”). Cognate with Thai ใจ (jai), Lao ໃຈ (chai), Lü ᦺᦈ (ṫsay), Tai Dam ꪻꪊ, Shan ၸႂ် (tsǎue), Tai Nüa ᥓᥬ (tsaue), Phake ꩡ︀ၞ် (caü), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow), Phu Thai เจ๋อ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨧᩱ
Phonemic		ใจ๋ au t͡ɕ ˇ
Romanization	Paiboon	jǎi
	Royal Institute	chai
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕaj˩˩˦/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕaj˩˩˧/

Noun

ᨧᩱ • (transliteration needed)

1. heart

Derived terms

• ᩉ᩠ᨾᩢ᩶ᩁᨧᩱ