gwih

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 騎 (MC gje, “to ride”). Cognate with Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰwiːᴮ (“to ride”), whence Thai ขี่ (kìi), Lao ຂີ່ (khī), Lü ᦃᦲᧈ (ẋii¹), Tai Dam ꪄꪲ꪿, Shan ၶီႇ (khìi), Ahom 𑜁𑜣 (khī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kɯːi˧/
• Tone numbers: gwi⁶
• Hyphenation: gwih

Verb

gwih (1957–1982 spelling gɯiƅ)

1. to ride (a horse, a bike, etc.)

   gwih max ― to ride a horse

2. to straddle