ໄກ່
See also: ໄກ
Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), from Middle Chinese 雞 (MC kei, “chicken”). Cognate with Thai ไก่ (gài), Northern Thai ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai), Lü ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay1), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Shan ၵႆႇ (kày), Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Zhuang gaeq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kāi/
Noun
ໄກ່ • (kai)
- chicken
Derived terms
- ໄກ່ງວງ (kai ngūang, “turkey”)
- ໄກ່ແຈ້ (kai chǣ, “bantam”)
- ໄກ່ຕີ (kai tī, “gamecock”)