Tai Dam

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *taːjᴬ² (to die), from Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ (to die). Cognate with Thai ตาย (dtaai), Lao ຕາຍ (tāi), ᦎᦻ (ṫaay), Shan တၢႆ (tǎai), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥭ (taay), Khamti တၢဲႈ, Phake တႝ (tay), Ahom 𑜄𑜩 (tay), Zhuang dai.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [taːj˨]
  • Hyphenation: ꪔꪱꪥ
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Verb

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ꪔꪱꪥ (tai)

  1. (intransitive) to die.