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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kletᴰ, from Proto-Tai *klecꟲ, from Old Chinese 介 (OC *kreːds, “shell; to wear armour”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩮᩢᨯ, Lao ເກັດ (ket), Tai Nüa ᥐᥥᥖᥱ (kět), Lü ᦵᦂᧆ (k̇ed), Shan ၵဵတ်း (káet).
Pronunciation
Noun
เกล็ด • (glèt)
- scale (of fish).
References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.