ᥑᥣᥰ

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Tai Nüa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːᴬ (thatch grass). Cognate with Thai คา (kaa), Northern Thai ᨤᩣ, Lao ຄາ (khā), ᦆᦱ (xaa), Shan ၶႃး (kháa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā). Compare Proto-Hlai *Ciɦaː (thatch grass) (> haː¹~zaː¹~hjaː¹ across the different lects), Sui yal (thatch grass).

Noun[edit]

ᥑᥣᥰ (xäa) (1963 orthography ᥑᥣ̈)

  1. thatch grass