ၵႂၢႆး

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːjᴬ (“water buffalo”). Cognate with Thai ควาย (kwaai), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຄວາຍ (khuāi), Lü ᦩᦻ (xwaay), Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪥ, Tai Dón ꪅꪫꪱꪥ, Tai Daeng ꪃꪫꪱꪥ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥭᥰ (xäay), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜩 (khoy) or 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang vaiz, Saek ว๊าย.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwaːj˥/

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• Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

ၵႂၢႆး • (kwáai) (classifier တူဝ်)

1. water buffalo.