ᥔᥣᥝᥴ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *saːwᴬ (“unmarried woman”);. Cognate with Thai สาว (sǎao), Lao ສາວ (sāo), Lü ᦉᦱᧁ (ṡaaw), Shan သၢဝ် (sǎao), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw), 𑜏𑜨𑜧 (sow), 𑜏𑜧𑜤 (sawu), 𑜏𑜧𑜈𑜫 (saww), or 𑜏𑜦𑜡 (sō), Zhuang sau.

Noun

ᥔᥣᥝᥴ (sáaw) (1963 orthography ᥔᥣᥝ́)

1. girl, young woman.