ၸၢႆး

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (“male”). Cognate with Thai ชาย (chaai), Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), Lü ᦋᦻ (tsaay), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (tsaay2), Ahom 𑜋𑜩 (chay), Zhuang sai.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕaːj˥/

Noun

ၸၢႆး • (tsáay)

  1. male; man.
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