ᦋᦻ

ᦋᦻ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (“male”). Cognate with Thai ชาย (chaai), Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), Shan ၸၢႆး (tsáay), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (tsaay²), Ahom 𑜋𑜩 (chay), Zhuang sai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡saːj˥˩/

Noun

ᦋᦻ (tsaay)

1. man