ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ
Tai Dam
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *niːwꟲ (“finger; toe”). Cognate with Thai นิ้ว (níu), Lao ນິ້ວ (niu) or ນີ້ວ (nīu), Northern Thai ᨶᩥ᩠᩶ᩅ, Lü ᦓᦲᧁᧉ (niiw2), Shan ၼိဝ်ႉ (nḭ̂o), Phake ꩫိဝ် (niw), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw) or 𑜐𑜢𑜈𑜫 (ñiw), Zuojiang Zhuang niux, Zhuang niux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [niw˧˩ˀ]
- Hyphenation: ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ
- Rhymes: -iw
Noun
ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ (ꞌnịu)
- finger, toe
References
- Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.