ᥗᥭᥴ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *crwajᴬ (“plough”). Cognate with Thai ไถ (tǎi), Lao ໄຖ (thai), Northern Thai ᨳᩱ, Khün ᨳᩱ, Lü ᦺᦏ (ṫhay), Shan ထႆ (thǎi), Ahom 𑜌𑜩 (thay), Zhuang cae, Saek ไถ่. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Mon ထေဲာ, Burmese ထယ် (htai).

Verb

ᥗᥭᥴ (tháy) (1963 orthography ᥗᥭ́)

1. to plough
2. to be crooked, arched, bent

Noun

ᥗᥭᥴ (tháy) (1963 orthography ᥗᥭ́)

1. plough