ꪄꪱꪥ

Tai Dam

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːjᴬ (“to sell”).

Cognate with Thai ขาย (kǎai), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຂາຍ (khāi), Lü ᦃᦻ (ẋaay), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥭᥴ (xáay), Shan ၶၢႆ (khǎai), Phake ၵႝ (khay), Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Nùng khải, Zhuang gai, Bouyei gaail.

Compare Sui beel and ggeel (“to sell”), Southern Kam beel (“to sell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xaːj˨]
• Hyphenation: ꪄꪱꪥ
• Rhymes: -aːj

Verb

ꪄꪱꪥ (khai)

1. (transitive) to sell