Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Ahom 𑜀𑜄𑜫 (kat), Lao ກາດ (kāt), Shan ၵၢတ်ႇ (kàat), from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ka:tᴰ, which Pittayporn (2014) proposes to be from Late Han Chinese *kes, further from Old Chinese (OC *kreːds, “mustard plant”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicกาด
k ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboongàat
Royal Institutekat
(standard) IPA(key)/kaːt̚˨˩/(R)
Homophones

Noun

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กาด (gàat)

  1. (ผัก~) Chinese cabbage, lettuce, mustard, or similar.
  2. (rare) market.
    Synonym: ตลาด (dtà-làat)

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat. (2014). "Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Protosouthwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai". MANUSYA. 17. pp. 55-56 of pp. 47-68.