ᦶᦃᧃ

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See also: ᦶᦧᧃ

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *qeːnᴬ (arm). Cognate with Thai แขน (kɛ̌ɛn), Northern Thai ᨡᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lao ແຂນ (khǣn), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪙ, Shan ၶႅၼ် (khěn), Phake ၵိၺ် (khiñ), Ahom *𑜁𑜢𑜐𑜫 (*khiñ), Zhuang gen. Compare Proto-Kam-Sui *k-xiːn¹ (arm), Middle Chinese (MC ken).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ᦶᦃᧃ (ẋaen) (classifier ᦃᦸᧃ or ᦶᦃᧃ)

  1. arm

References[edit]

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦶᦃᧃ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International