ᥘᥣᥰ
Tai Nüa
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Tai *naːᴬ (“paddy field”). Cognate with Thai นา (naa), Northern Thai ᨶᩣ, Lao ນາ (nā), Shan ၼႃး (náa), Ahom 𑜃𑜠 (na) or 𑜃𑜡 (nā), Zhuang naz. Perhaps cognate with Burmese လယ် (lai, “paddy field”), Khmer ស្រែ (srae, “paddy field”).
Noun
ᥘᥣᥰ (läa) (old orthography ᥘᥣ̈)
- paddy, wet rice field