Tai Nüa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kletᴰ, from Proto-Tai *klecꟲ, from Old Chinese (OC *kreːds, “shell; to wear armour”).[1] Cognate with Thai เกล็ด (glèt), Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩮᩢᨯ, Lao ເກັດ (ket), ᦵᦂᧆ (k̇ed), Shan ၵဵတ်း (káet).

Noun

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ᥐᥥᥖᥱ (kět) (1963 orthography ᥐᥥᥖ̌)

  1. (fish) scale

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.