ႁႃႈ

Shan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haː˧˧˨/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

Shan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ႁႃႈ (hāa)
    Ordinal : တီႈႁႃႈ (tīi hāa)

From Proto-Tai *haːꟲ (“five”), from Old Chinese 五 (OC *ŋaːʔ, “five”). Cognate with Thai ห้า (hâa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຫ້າ (hā), Lü ᦠᦱᧉ (ḣaa²), Tai Dam ꪬ꫁ꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥞᥣᥲ (hàa), Ahom 𑜑𑜡 (hā), Bouyei hac, Zhuang haj.

Numeral

ႁႃႈ • (hāa)

  1. five

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *raːᴮ (“epidemic”). Cognate with Thai ห่า (hàa), Northern Thai ᩁ᩵ᩣ, Lao ຮ່າ (hā), Phake ꩭႃ (hā), Ahom 𑜍𑜠 (ra), Zhuang raq, Zuojiang Zhuang haq.

Noun

ႁႃႈ • (hāa)

  1. epidemic disease, disease prevailing without any apparent cause, particularly cholera
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