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===Etymology=== |
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Most probably, of native Kra-Dai origin. Since it is hard to believe that people all over South-East Asia and as far away as the Himalayan foothills would borrow a word for an indigenous animal from Northern China, the Chinese must have been the ones who borrowed this general area word. |
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Ultimately from Chinese {{lang|und|sc=Hani|[[象]]}} ("elephant"). |
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This Proto-Tai entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Tai
Etymology
Most probably, of native Kra-Dai origin. Since it is hard to believe that people all over South-East Asia and as far away as the Himalayan foothills would borrow a word for an indigenous animal from Northern China, the Chinese must have been the ones who borrowed this general area word.
Noun
*ɟa:ŋᶜ (Pittayaporn, 2009)