Tai Nüa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *selꟲ (classifier for long, thin objects). Cognate with Thai เส้น (sên), Lao ເສັ້ນ (sen), Shan သဵၼ်ႈ (sāen), Saek แซ̂น. Compare Middle Chinese (MC sjenH, “thread”).

Noun edit

ᥔᥥᥢᥲ (sèn) (1963 orthography ᥔᥥᥢ̀)

  1. line.
  2. anything that is long and thin: hair, rope, string, thread, etc.