dawh

Zhuang

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 箸 (MC drjoH, “chopstick”). Cognate with Bouyei deh (“chopstick”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /taɯ˧/
• Tone numbers: daw⁶
• Hyphenation: dawh

Noun

dawh (classifier gouh, ga, 1957–1982 spelling dəɯƅ)[[Category:Zhuang nouns classified by gouh, ga|DAW6]]

1. chopstick

   Synonym: (dialectal) guhduh

   gouh dawh he

   a pair of chopsticks

   sam gouh dawh

   three pairs of chopsticks

   sam ga dawh

   three chopsticks