ໃຕ້

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *taɰꟲ (“downstream; below”). Compare Middle Chinese 底 (MC tejX, “bottom; underneath”). Cognate with Thai ใต้ (dtâai), Lü ᦺᦎᧉ (ṫay²), Shan တႂ်ႈ (tāue), Tai Nüa ᥖᥬᥲ (tàue), Ahom 𑜄𑜧 (taw) or 𑜄𑜨𑜧 (tow), Zhuang daej.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [taj˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [taɰ˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ໃຕ້
  • Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Noun

ໃຕ້ • (tai)

  1. south.

See also
  • (compass points)
ພາຍັບ ທິດເໜືອ (thitnư̄a) ອີສານ (ʼī sān)
ທິດຕາເວັນຕົກ (thittā wen tok) ທິດຕາເວັນອອກ (thittā wen ʼǭk)
ຫໍຣະດີ (hǭ ra dī) ທິດໃຕ້ (thittai) ອາຄະເນ (ʼā kha nē)

Adjective

ໃຕ້ • (tai)

  1. southern.
  2. subordinate; under; less.
  3. down.

Preposition

ໃຕ້ • (tai)

  1. down; below; beneath; under.
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