ᥖᥬᥲ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *taɰꟲ (“downstream; below”). Compare Middle Chinese 底 (MC tejX, “bottom; underneath”). Cognate with Thai ใต้ (dtâai), Lao ໃຕ້ (tai), Lü ᦺᦎᧉ (ṫay²), Shan တႂ်ႈ (tāue), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw) or 𑜄𑜨𑜧 (tow), Zhuang dawj, Zuojiang Zhuang dawj. Compare Proto-Be *ɗaːwᴬ².

Noun

ᥖᥬᥲ (tàue) (1963 orthography ᥖᥬ̀)

1. south

Preposition

ᥖᥬᥲ (tàue)

1. below, under