กาด

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kaːtᴰ,[1] from Proto-Tai *kaːtᴰ,[2] which Pittayporn (2014) proposes to be from Late Han Chinese *kes, further from Old Chinese (OC *kreːds, “mustard plant”).[1]

Cognate with Ahom 𑜀𑜄𑜫 (kat), Lao ກາດ (kāt), Shan ၵၢတ်ႇ (kàat), Zhuang gat of byaekgat.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicกาด
k ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboongàat
Royal Institutekat
(standard) IPA(key)/kaːt̚˨˩/(R)
Homophones
 
กาจ
กาฐ
การ์ด

Noun

กาด • (gàat)

  1. (ผัก~) Chinese cabbage, lettuce, mustard, or similar.
  2. (rare) market.
    Synonym: ตลาด (dtà-làat)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pittayaporn, Pittayawat. (2014). "Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Protosouthwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai". MANUSYA. 17. pp. 55-56 of pp. 47-68.
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 332