ᥑᥝᥴ

Tai Nüa

Etymology 1

Compare Thai เขา (kǎo), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw).

Pronoun

ᥑᥝᥴ (xáw) (1963 orthography ᥑᥝ́)

  1. they, them

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *qawᴬ (“horn”). Cognate to Thai เขา (kǎo), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Shan ၶဝ် (khǎo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), Zhuang gaeu. Compare Sui baol and ggaol (“horn”), Southern Kam baol (“horn”), Proto-Hlai *ɦəw (“horn”).

Noun

ᥑᥝᥴ (xáw) (1963 orthography ᥑᥝ́)

  1. horn (of an animal)
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