ᥑᥣᥲ

Tai Nüa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *kraːꟲ (“slave”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜁𑜠 (kha), Lao ຂ້າ (khā), Lü ᦃᦱᧉ (ẋaa²), Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa), Thai ข้า (kâa).

Noun

ᥑᥣᥲ (xàa) (1963 orthography ᥑᥣ̀)

1. slave, servant

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *qaːꟲ (“to kill”). Cognate with Thai ฆ่า (kâa), Lao ຂ້າ (khā), Tai Dam ꪄ꫁ꪱ, Lü ᦃᦱᧉ (ẋaa²), Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa), Ahom 𑜁𑜠 (kha, “to cut; to kill”), Zhuang gaj, Nong Zhuang kaj.

Verb

ᥑᥣᥲ (xàa) (1963 orthography ᥑᥣ̀)

1. to kill, slaughter

References

• Yongxian, Luo (1999) A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China, Canberra, ACT Australia: Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 220