Tai Dam

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲaj/aɰᴮ¹ (big; to grow large). Cognate with Thai ใหญ่ (yài), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩱ᩵ or ᩉ᩠ᨿᩲ᩵, Lao ໃຫຍ່ (nyai), ᦺᦊᧈ (ẏay¹), Shan ယႂ်ႇ (yàue), Ahom 𑜐𑜧 (ñaw), 𑜊𑜨𑜧 (jʸow), or 𑜊𑜧𑜤 (jʸawu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɲaɰ˦˥]
  • Hyphenation: ꪻꪐ꪿
  • Rhymes: -aɰ

Adjective

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ꪻꪐ꪿ (nháư)

  1. big; large