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Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (male). Cognate with Thai ชาย (chaai), Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), Shan ၸၢႆး (tsáai), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (tsäay), Ahom 𑜋𑜩 (chay), Zhuang sai.

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Noun edit

ᦋᦻ (tsaay)

  1. man

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Further reading edit

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦋᦻ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International