ᥘᥩᥭ
Tai Nüa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔj˧˧/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *C̥.doːjᴬ (“mountain”). Cognate with Thai ดอย (dɔɔi), Lao ດອຍ (dǭi), Northern Thai ᨯᩬ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨯᩭ, Lü ᦡᦾ (ḋoay), Shan လွႆ (lǎui), Ahom 𑜓𑜨𑜩 (doy) or 𑜓𑜨𑜩𑜐𑜫 (doyñ), Zhuang ndoi.
Noun
ᥘᥩᥭ (loay) (old orthography ᥘᥩᥭ)
- mountain, hill
Etymology 2
Cognate with Thai ดอย (dɔɔi, “to tie as in ดอยศพ 'to tie a corpse'”), Isan ดอย, Lao ດອຍ (dǭi, “to stretch out a corpse with the head to the west”), Shan လွႆ (lǎui, “to prepare a dead body for burial”)
Verb
ᥘᥩᥭ (loay) (old orthography ᥘᥩᥭ)
- (transitive) to bury
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
ᥘᥩᥭ (loay) (old orthography ᥘᥩᥭ)
- (Of fire, intransitive) to weaken, to abate
- (intransitive) to stop
References
- Luo, Y. (1999). A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China. The Australian National University, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Pacific Linguistics.