Burmese edit

Etymology edit

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Mon ထေဲာ, Thai ไถ (tǎi).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tʰɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htai • ALA-LC: thayʻ • BGN/PCGN: htè • Okell: hte

Noun edit

ထယ် (htai)

  1. plough

Further reading edit

  1. ^
    2015, Mathias Jenny, “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: