From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), from Middle Chinese 雞 (MC kei, “chicken”). Cognate with Thai ไก่ (gài), Lao ໄກ່ (kai), Lü ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay1), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Shan ၵႆႇ (kày), Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Zhuang gaeq.
ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai)