ᥘᥩᥭ

Tai Nüa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔj˧˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̥.doːjᴬ (“mountain”). Cognate with Thai ดอย (dɔɔi), Lao ດອຍ (dǭi), Northern Thai ᨯᩬ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨯᩭ, Lü ᦡᦾ (ḋoay), Shan လွႆ (lǎui), Ahom 𑜓𑜨𑜩 (doy) or 𑜓𑜨𑜩𑜐𑜫 (doyñ), Zhuang ndoi.

Noun

ᥘᥩᥭ (loay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥩᥭ)

1. mountain, hill

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai ดอย (dɔɔi, “to tie as in ดอยศพ 'to tie a corpse'”), Isan ดอย, Lao ດອຍ (dǭi, “to stretch out a corpse with the head to the west”), Shan လွႆ (lǎui, “to prepare a dead body for burial”)

Verb

ᥘᥩᥭ (loay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥩᥭ)

1. (transitive) to bury

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ᥘᥩᥭ (loay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥩᥭ)

1. (Of fire, intransitive) to weaken, to abate
2. (intransitive) to stop

References

• Luo, Y. (1999). A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China. The Australian National University, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Pacific Linguistics.