ᥐᥤᥢ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kɯɲᴬ (“to eat”). Cognate with Thai กิน (gin), Northern Thai ᨠᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lao ກິນ (kin), Lü ᦂᦲᧃ (k̇iin), Tai Dam ꪀꪲꪙ, Shan ၵိၼ် (kǐn), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜃𑜫 (kin), Saek กิ๋น, Nong Zhuang gwn, Zhuang gwn, Bouyei genl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kin˧˧/

Verb

ᥐᥤᥢ (kin) (1963 orthography ᥐᥤᥢ)

1. to eat
2. to drink
3. to smoke