haeux

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qawᶜ (“rice”), from Austroasiatic; compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk[aw]ʔ (“husked rice”) (Sagart, 2003). Cognate with Thai ข้าว (kâao), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow) or 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww), Saek เกฺา.

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /hau˦˨/

Tone numbers: haeu⁴

Hyphenation: haeux

Noun

haeux (old orthography həuч)

rice

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