ໃຕ້

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *taɰꟲ (“downstream; below”). Compare Middle Chinese 底 (MC teiX, “bottom; underneath”). Cognate with Thai ใต้ (dtâai), Lü ᦺᦎᧉ (ṫay²), Shan တႂ်ႈ (tāue), Tai Nüa ᥖᥬᥲ (tàue), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw) or 𑜄𑜨𑜧 (tow), Zhuang daej.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [taj˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [taɰ˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ໃຕ້
  • Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Noun

ໃຕ້ • (tai)

  1. south.

See also
  • (compass points)
ພາຍັບ ທິດເໜືອ (thit nư̄a) ອີສານ (ʼī sān)
ທິດຕາເວັນຕົກ (thit tā wen tok) ທິດຕາເວັນອອກ (thit tā wen ʼǭk)
ຫໍຣະດີ (hǭ ra dī) ທິດໃຕ້ (thit tai) ອາຄະເນ (ʼā kha nē)

Adjective

ໃຕ້ • (tai)

  1. southern.
  2. subordinate; under; less.
  3. down.

Preposition

ໃຕ້ • (tai)

  1. down; below; beneath; under.
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