ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ

Tai Dam

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *niːwꟲ (“finger; toe”). Cognate with Thai นิ้ว (níu), Lao ນິ້ວ (niu) or ນີ້ວ (nīu), Northern Thai ᨶᩥ᩠᩶ᩅ, Lü ᦓᦲᧁᧉ (niiw2), Shan ၼိဝ်ႉ (nḭ̂o), Phake ꩫိဝ် (niw), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw) or 𑜐𑜢𑜈𑜫 (ñiw), Zuojiang Zhuang niux, Zhuang niux.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [niw˧˩ˀ]
  • Hyphenation: ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ
  • Rhymes: -iw

Noun

ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ (ꞌnịu)

  1. finger, toe

References
  • Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.
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