See also: and ຂໍ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰwiːᴮ (to ride), from Middle Chinese (MC gje, “to ride”).[1] Cognate with Thai ขี่ (kìi), ᦃᦲᧈ (ẋii¹), Tai Dam ꪄꪲ꪿, Shan ၶီႇ (khìi), Ahom 𑜁𑜣 (khī), Zhuang gwih.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰiː˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰiː˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຂີ່
  • Rhymes: -iː

Verb edit

ຂີ່ (khī) (abstract noun ການຂີ່)

  1. to ride

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.