သၢႆး

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴ (“sand”), from Proto-Tai *zwɯəjᴬ (“sand”), from Old Chinese 沙 (OC *sraːl, *sraːls, “sand”).

Cognate with Thai ทราย (saai), Northern Thai ᨪᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), Khün ᨪᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦌᦻ (saay), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥭᥰ (säay), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say) or 𑜏𑜩𑜤 (sayu), Zhuang saiz, Nong Zhuang saiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰaːj˥/
• Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

သၢႆး • (sáai)

1. sand