Tai Dam

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (eye). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ, ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Lao ຕາ (), Shan တႃ (tǎa), Aiton တႃ (), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta) or 𑜄𑜡 (), Bouyei dal, Zhuang da. Compare Old Chinese (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [taː˨]
  • Hyphenation: ꪔꪱ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

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ꪔꪱ (transliteration needed)

  1. eye