ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ

Tai Dam

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 助 (MC dzrjoH). Cognate with Thai ช่วย (chûai), Lao ຊ່ວຍ (suāi) or ຊ່ອຍ (sǭi), Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ or ᨩᩬ᩠᩵ᨿ, Southern Thai ฉวย, Lü ᦋᦾᧈ (tsoay¹), Shan ၸွႆႈ (tsāui), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜩 (choy) or 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜐𑜫 (chüñ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔj˦]
  • Hyphenation: ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ
  • Rhymes: -ɔj

Verb

ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ (ꞌchoi)

  1. (transitive) to help, to aid

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