Tai Dam edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛʔ˦˥]
  • Hyphenation: ꪵꪮꪀ
  • Rhymes: -ɛʔ

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *ʔeːkᴰ, from Middle Chinese (MC 'eak). Cognate with Thai แอก (ɛ̀ɛk), Isan แอก, Lao ແອກ (ʼǣk), Northern Thai ᩋᩯ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩋᩯ᩠ᨠ, ᦶᦀᧅ (˙ʼaek), Tai Dón ꪵꪮꪀ, Shan ဢႅၵ်ႇ (ʼèk), Tai Nüa ᥟᥦᥐᥱ (ʼǎek), Ahom 𑜒𑜢𑜀𑜫 (ʼik).

Noun edit

ꪵꪮꪀ (ék)

  1. yoke

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

ꪵꪮꪀ (ék)

  1. brain

References edit

  • Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.

Tai Dón edit

Noun edit

ꪵꪮꪀ (ék)

  1. brain