ไต่

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *taj/aɰᴮ¹ (“to creep; to move like a worm”), from Proto-Tai *twajᴮ (“to crawl over”).^[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩱ᩵, Lao ໄຕ່ (tai), Lü ᦺᦎᧈ (ṫay¹), Shan တႆႇ (tài), Tai Nüa ᥖᥭᥱ (tǎy), Ahom 𑜄𑜩 (tay), Zhuang laeh (dialectal).

ไต่ • (dtài) (abstract noun การไต่)

1. to crawl, creep (of insects, small creatures).
2. to walk (on a small/narrow path e.g. rope).
3. to climb (trees, mountains).
4. to question, interrogate.