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This Proto-Tai entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Tai
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 雞 (MC kej, “chicken”).
Noun
*kajᴮ
- chicken
Descendants
- Northern Tai
- Central Tai
- Southwestern Tai
- Thai: ไก่ (gài)
- Northern Thai: ᨠᩱ᩵
- Lao: ໄກ່ (kai)
- Lü: ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay¹)
- Tai Dam: ꪼꪀ꪿
- Shan: ၵႆႇ (kài)
- Tai Nüa: ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy)
- Aiton: ကႝ (kay)
- Phake: ကႝ (kay)
- Ahom: 𑜀𑜩 (kay)