เกลียว

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kliəwᴬ (“strand (of rope)”).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ກຽວ (kiāu), ແກວ (kǣu), Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥝ (kiw), Shan ၵိဝ် (kǐo).

In Northern Tai, possibly cognate with Zhuang ceux (“thick rope”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเกลียว
e k l ī y w
Phonemic
เกฺลียว
e k ̥ l ī y w
RomanizationPaiboongliao
Royal Institutekliao
(standard) IPA(key)/klia̯w˧/(R)

Noun

เกลียว • (gliao)

  1. strand; ply.
  2. spiral; coil.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 340
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