ᥐᥤᥱ

Tai Nüa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *kiːꟲ (“how many; several”), from Middle Chinese 幾 (MC kj+jX). Cognate with Thai กี่ (gìi), Northern Thai ᨠᩦ᩵, Lü ᦂᦲᧈ (k̇ii¹), Khün ᨠᩦ᩵, Ahom 𑜀𑜣 (kī).

Adverb

ᥐᥤᥱ (kǐ) (1963 orthography ᥐᥤ̌)

1. how many

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 機 (MC kj+j, “loom; machine”). Cognate with Thai กี่ (gìi), Northern Thai ᨠᩦ᩵, Lao ກີ່ (kī), Lü ᦂᦲᧈ (k̇ii¹), Khün ᨠᩦ᩵, Shan ၵီႇ (kìi).

Noun

ᥐᥤᥱ (kǐ) (1963 orthography ᥐᥤ̌)

1. loom