Tai Dam

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ.

Cognate with Thai เรือ (rʉʉa), Northern Thai ᩁᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Isan เฮือ, Lao ເຮືອ (hư̄a), ᦵᦣᦲ (hoe), Shan ႁိူဝ်း (hóe), Tai Nüa ᥞᥫᥰ (höe), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (rüw), Zhuang ruz, Zuojiang Zhuang rwaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ꪹꪭ (ꞌhứa)

  1. boat

References

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