ၵႆႇ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), from Middle Chinese 雞 (MC kei, “chicken”). Cognate with Thai ไก่ (gài), Northern Thai ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai), Lao ໄກ່ (kai), Lü ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay1), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Zhuang gaeq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaj˩/

Noun

ၵႆႇ • (kày)

  1. chicken
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