Tai Dam edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːjᴬ (to sell).

Cognate with Thai ขาย (kǎai), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຂາຍ (khāi), ᦃᦻ (ẋaay), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥭᥴ (xáay), Shan ၶၢႆ (khǎai), Phake ၵႝ (khay), Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Nùng khải, Zhuang gai, Bouyei gaail.

Compare Sui beel and ggeel (to sell), Southern Kam beel (to sell).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [xaːj˨]
  • Hyphenation: ꪄꪱꪥ
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Verb edit

ꪄꪱꪥ (khai)

  1. (transitive) to sell