gwih
Zhuang
Etymology
From Chinese 騎 (MC ɡˠiᴇ, “to ride”). Cognate with Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰwiːᴮ (“to ride”), whence Thai ขี่ (kìi), Lao ຂີ່ (khī), Lü ᦃᦲᧈ (ẋii1), Tai Dam ꪄꪲ꪿, Shan ၶီႇ (khìi), Ahom 𑜁𑜣 (khii).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /kɯːi˧/
- Tone numbers: gwi6
- Hyphenation: gwih
Verb
gwih (old orthography gɯiƅ)
- to ride (a horse, a bike, etc.)
- gwih max ― to ride a horse
- to straddle