Tai Dam edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese (MC dzrjoH). Cognate with Thai ช่วย (chûai), Lao ຊ່ວຍ (suāi) or ຊ່ອຍ (sǭi), Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ or ᨩᩬ᩠᩵ᨿ, Southern Thai ฉวย, ᦋᦾᧈ (tsoay¹), Shan ၸွႆႈ (tsāui), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜩 (choy) or 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜐𑜫 (chüñ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔj˦]
  • Hyphenation: ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ
  • Rhymes: -ɔj

Verb edit

ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ (ꞌchoi)

  1. (transitive) to help, to aid

References edit

  • Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.