ᥐᥤᥒᥱ

Tai Nüa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kiŋᴮ (“(small) branch”). Cognate with Thai กิ่ง (gìng), Northern Thai ᨠᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ກິ່ງ (king), Lü ᦂᦲᧂᧈ (k̇iing¹), Khün ᨠᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Shan ၵိင်ႇ (kìng), Aiton ကိင် (kiṅ), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜂𑜫 (kiṅ).

Noun

ᥐᥤᥒᥱ (kǐng) (1963 orthography ᥐᥤᥒ̌)

1. small branch, stalk

Etymology 2

Verb

ᥐᥤᥒᥱ (kǐng) (1963 orthography ᥐᥤᥒ̌)

1. to respect, show respect