xáy
Tày edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *qraj (“egg”). Cognate with Thai ไข่ (kài), Northern Thai ᨡᩱ᩵ (khai), Lao ໄຂ່ (khai), Tai Dam ꪼꪎ꪿, Lü ᦺᦃᧈ (ẋay¹), Shan ၶႆႇ (khài), Khamti ၵဲ, Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Bouyei jais, Zhuang gyaeq. Compare Sui geis (“egg”) and Southern Kam geiv (“egg”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [saj˧˥]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [saj˦]
Noun edit
xáy
References edit
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *tʃeʔ (“to dig”). Related to xay (“to husk (rice)”, originally the reduplicated form of Proto-Vietic *tʃeʔ), chày (“pestle”, the Proto-Vietic *-r- infixed form).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
xáy