ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ

Tai Dam

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *niːwꟲ (“finger; toe”). Cognate with Thai นิ้ว (níu), Lao ນິ້ວ (niu) or ນີ້ວ (nīu), Northern Thai ᨶᩥ᩠᩶ᩅ, Lü ᦓᦲᧁᧉ (niiw²), Shan ၼိဝ်ႉ (nḭ̂o), Phake ꩫိဝ် (niw), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw) or 𑜐𑜢𑜈𑜫 (ñiw), Zuojiang Zhuang niux, Zhuang niux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [niw˧˩ˀ]
• Hyphenation: ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ
• Rhymes: -iw

Noun

ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ (ꞌnịu)

1. finger, toe

References

• Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.