ndei

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗɤjᴬ (“good”).^[1]

In Northern Tai, cognate with Bouyei ndil.

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Northern Thai ᨯᩦ (di), Lao ດີ (dī), Lü ᦡᦲ (ḋii), Shan လီ (lǐi), Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dī), 𑜃𑜣 (nī) or 𑜑𑜣 (hī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗei˨˦/
Tone numbers: ndei¹
Hyphenation: ndei

Adjective

ndei (Sawndip forms 𭀖[2] or 𰌗[2] or 𭁮[2] or ⿰美支[2] or ⿱丽美[2] or ⿰月𭀖[2] or 俪 [2] or 低 [2] or 媄 [2] or ⿱好美[2] or 𭖝[2], 1957–1982 spelling ƌei)

good; fine
well; healed

Derived terms

mwngz ndei

Noun

ndei (Sawndip form same as adjective, 1957–1982 spelling ƌei)

strong point; advantage; pro

References

^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎^[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 345
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN

[1] Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎^[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 345

[a-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN

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