Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/qaːtᴰ

This Proto-Tai entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tai

Verb

*qaːtᴰ

1. to stop; to cease; to pause.
2. to be separated, parted, set apart, or removed (from, as by cutting, tearing, pulling, etc).
3. to be deprived (of); to be strip (of); to be barred (from); to lose.
4. to lack; to be without; to be deficient (in); to require or need (because of shortage, deficiency, absence, or the like).
5. to miss; to be absent (from); to fail to appear or attend.

Descendants

• Southwestern Tai
  • Thai: ขาด (kàat)
  • Lao: ຂາດ (khāt)
  • Lü: ᦃᦱᧆ (ẋaad)
  • Shan: ၶၢတ်ႇ (khàat)
  • Ahom: 𑜁𑜞𑜄𑜫 (khrat)