ᥖᥝᥱ

Tai Nüa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tawᴮ¹ (“turtle”), from Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (“turtle”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (tao), Lao ເຕົ່າ (tao), Lü ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Thai เต่า (dtào), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw). Compare Proto-Be *ɗuːᴮꟲ¹.

Noun

ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw) (1963 orthography ᥖᥝ̌)

1. turtle

Etymology 2

Perhaps onomatopoeic. Compare Thai ถุย (tǔi), Burmese ထွေး (htwe:), Old Burmese ထုယ်, Chinese 吐.

Verb

ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw) (1963 orthography ᥖᥝ̌)

1. to spit

Etymology 3

Noun

ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw) (1963 orthography ᥖᥝ̌)

1. the shuttle of a loom

Etymology 4

Particle

ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw) (1963 orthography ᥖᥝ̌)

1. particle used in questions for emphasis