duix

Zhuang

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /tuːi˦˨/

Tone numbers: dui⁴

Hyphenation: duix

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 斗 (MC təu^X, “cup-like object”). Cognate with Thai ถ้วย (tûai), Lao ຖ້ວຍ (thuāi) and Lakkia ti².

Noun

duix (old orthography duiч, Sawndip forms 𬒋, 𥑇)

bowl
Synonym: vanj

Classifier

duix (old orthography duiч, Sawndip forms 𬒋, 𥑇)

Amount contained in a bowl: bowl; bowlful
Synonym: vanj

De donq gwn sam duix heaux. ― He can eat three bowls of rice at a meal.

Etymology 2

Verb

duix (old orthography duiч)

to hang down; to droop down
(of plants) to wilt; to wither
(figuratively) to feel sad; to feel disappointed

References

Compilation Commission of Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Beijing: Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, 2005. →ISBN.

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