ၸၢႆး

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (“male”). Cognate with Thai ชาย (chaai), Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), Lü ᦋᦻ (tsaay), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (tsäay), Ahom 𑜋𑜩 (chay), Zhuang sai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕaːj˥/
• Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

ၸၢႆး • (tsáai)

1. male; man.