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Tai Nüa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tawᴮ¹ (“turtle”), from Proto-Tai *tawᴮ (“turtle”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (tao), Lao ເຕົ່າ (tao), Lü ᦎᧁᧈ (ṫaw¹), Shan တဝ်ႇ (tào), Thai เต่า (dtào), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw). Compare Proto-Be *ɗuːᴮꟲ¹.
Noun
ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw) (1963 orthography ᥖᥝ̌)
- turtle
Etymology 2
Perhaps onomatopoeic. Compare Thai ถุย (tǔi), Burmese ထွေး (htwe:), Old Burmese ထုယ်, Chinese 吐.
Verb
ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw) (1963 orthography ᥖᥝ̌)
- to spit
Etymology 3
Noun
ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw) (1963 orthography ᥖᥝ̌)
- the shuttle of a loom
Etymology 4
Particle
ᥖᥝᥱ (tǎw) (1963 orthography ᥖᥝ̌)
- particle used in questions for emphasis