ᥑᥣᥲ
Tai Nüa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *kraːꟲ (“slave”). Cognate with Lao ຂ້າ (khā), Lü ᦃᦱᧉ (ẋaa²), Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa), Thai ข้า (kâa).
Noun
ᥑᥣᥲ (xàa) (old orthography ᥑᥣ̀)
- slave, servant
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *qaːꟲ (“to kill”). Cognate with Thai ฆ่า (kâa), Lao ຂ້າ (khā), Tai Dam ꪄ꫁ꪱ, Lü ᦃᦱᧉ (ẋaa²), Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa), Ahom 𑜁𑜠 (kha, “to cut; to kill”), Zhuang gaj, Nong Zhuang kaj.
Verb
ᥑᥣᥲ (xàa) (old orthography ᥑᥣ̀)
- to kill, slaughter
References
- Yongxian, Luo (1999) A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China, Canberra, ACT Australia: Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 220