ci

head

ci (Sawndip form 𫩝, 1957–1982 spelling ci)


bat

bat (Sawndip forms 朳 or 𥐙 or 鈸 or 叭 or 拔, 1957–1982 spelling bat)

朳 (Sawndip)
𥐙 (Sawndip)
鈸 (Sawndip)
叭 (Sawndip)
拔 (Sawndip)


go

go (Sawndip forms 𣘁 or 枯 or 柯 or 古 or ⿰哥个, 1957–1982 spelling go)

𣘁 (Sawndip)
枯 (Sawndip)
柯 (Sawndip)
古 (Sawndip)
⿰哥个 (Sawndip)


侅

Sawndip form of ae (“classifier used for adult men”)


安

Alternative form of 𬻹 (“Sawndip form of aen”)


ga

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːᴬ (“leg”). Cognate with Thai ขา (kǎa), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ, Lao ຂາ (khā), Lü ᦃᦱ (ẋaa), Shan ၶႃ (khǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Bouyei gal.

quarter of (a butchered four-legged animal)


da

From Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (“eye”). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ, Lao ຕາ (tā), Lü ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Tai Dam ꪔꪱ, Shan တႃ (tǎa), Aiton တႃ (tā), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta) or 𑜄𑜡 (tā), Bouyei dal. Compare Old Chinese 睹 (*taːʔ, “to see”).

section of (a stem, demarcated by nodes in the stem)


di

di (Sawndip form 的, 1957–1982 spelling di)

Compare Cantonese 啲 (di1, “a few; a bit”).


meh

From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (“mother”). Cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩵, Lao ແມ່ (mǣ), Lü ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (mē), Bouyei meeh.

Used for adult women who have given birth.

Used for female animals that have given birth or laid eggs.


dah

dah (Sawndip forms 𡚻 or 𰌄 or 𫰋 or 驮 or 妖, 1957–1982 spelling daƅ)

𡚻 (Sawndip)
𰌄 (Sawndip)
𫰋 (Sawndip)
驮 (Sawndip)
妖 (Sawndip)


boi

boi (Sawndip form 盃, 1957–1982 spelling boi)


ae

ae (Sawndip forms 侅 or ⿰亻界 or 𠲖, 1957–1982 spelling əi)


gij

gij (Sawndip forms 𰂌 or 几 or 其 or 鳮 or 启, 1957–1982 spelling giз)

𰂌 (Sawndip)
几 (Sawndip)
其 (Sawndip)
鳮 (Sawndip)
启 (Sawndip)


gouh

gouh (Sawndip forms 𭪡 or 𫇰 or 芶 or 𦹵 or 柩, 1957–1982 spelling gouƅ)

𭪡 (Sawndip)
𫇰 (Sawndip)
芶 (Sawndip)
𦹵 (Sawndip)
柩 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *guːᴮ (“pair”). Cognate with Thai คู่ (kûu), Lao ຄູ່ (khū), Shan ၵူႈ (kūu).

cib gouh dawh


cit

cit (Sawndip forms 𰝘 or 𭶈 or 泏 or 㲺 or 咄 or 𠮟 or ⿰米直 or ⿰淡出, 1957–1982 spelling cit)

𰝘 (Sawndip)
𭶈 (Sawndip)
泏 (Sawndip)
㲺 (Sawndip)
咄 (Sawndip)
𠮟 (Sawndip)
⿰米直 (Sawndip)
⿰淡出 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *cɯːtᴰ (“insipid”). Cognate with Thai จืด (jʉ̀ʉt), Lao ຈືດ (chư̄t), Shan ၸိုတ်ႇ (tsùet).


cit

cit (Sawndip forms 炪 or 𤊧 or 咄 or 𰞩 or 𭵎 or ⿺燒出, 1957–1982 spelling cit)

炪 (Sawndip)
𤊧 (Sawndip)
咄 (Sawndip)
𰞩 (Sawndip)
𭵎 (Sawndip)
⿺燒出 (Sawndip)

cit ien


cit

Used for performances, e.g., plays, operas, storytellings.


lwg

From Proto-Tai *lɯːkᴰ (“child”). Cognate with Thai ลูก (lûuk), Northern Thai ᩃᩪᨠ, Lao ລູກ (lūk), Lü ᦟᦴᧅ (luuk), Tai Dam ꪩꪴꪀ, Shan လုၵ်ႈ (lūk), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥐ (luk), Bouyei leg.

Used before a classifier or noun to denigrate the quantity or quality of the thing expressed by the noun: petty; runty


caz

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːᴬ (“tea”), from Chinese 茶 (MC drae). Cognate with Bouyei xaz, Thai ชา (chaa), Lao ຊາ (sā).


duz

duz (Sawndip forms 徒 or 独 or 途 or 图 or 嘟 or 度, 1957–1982 spelling duƨ)

徒 (Sawndip)
独 (Sawndip)
途 (Sawndip)
图 (Sawndip)
嘟 (Sawndip)
度 (Sawndip)

Ultimately from Chinese 頭 (OC *[m-t]ˁo). Cognate with Bouyei duez, Thai ตัว (dtuua), Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠ᩅ, Lao ໂຕ (tō) or ຕົວ (tūa), Lü ᦷᦎ (ṫo), Tai Dam ꪶꪔ, Shan တူဝ် (tǒ), Ahom 𑜄𑜥 (tū) or 𑜄𑜤 (tu), Saek ทั๊ว.


aen

aen (Sawndip forms 𬻹 or 因 or 𭶻 or ⿱父丁 or 㤙 or ⿰口㤙 or 恩 or 咹 or 安, 1957–1982 spelling ən)

𬻹 (Sawndip)
因 (Sawndip)
𭶻 (Sawndip)
⿱父丁 (Sawndip)
㤙 (Sawndip)
⿰口㤙 (Sawndip)
恩 (Sawndip)
咹 (Sawndip)
安 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *ʔalᴬ (classifier for things). Cognate with Thai อัน (an), Lao ອັນ (ʼan), Lü ᦀᧃ (˙ʼan), Shan ဢၼ် (ʼǎn), Ahom 𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan), Tày ăn.

cog

Lü ᦀᧃ (˙ʼan)

aen ranz ndeu

haj aen mak


cik

head

cik (Sawndip forms 𰍵 or 𰒷 or 𠲔, 1957–1982 spelling cik)


daj

daj (Sawndip form 打, 1957–1982 spelling daз)

From Chinese 打 (“to hit; dummy verb; from”).

Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun.


gyaeuj

From Proto-Tai *krawꟲ (“head”); cognate with Bouyei jauc. Often thought to be the same etymon as Proto-Tai *klawꟲ (“hair knot”), whence Thai เกล้า (glâao).


boux

boux (Sawndip forms 俌 or 𠇑 or 伓 or 布 or 甫 or 伕 or 扶 or 仆 or 卟 or 哺 or 佈 or 卩 or 卜, 1957–1982 spelling bouч)

俌 (Sawndip)
𠇑 (Sawndip)
伓 (Sawndip)
布 (Sawndip)
甫 (Sawndip)
伕 (Sawndip)
扶 (Sawndip)
仆 (Sawndip)
卟 (Sawndip)
哺 (Sawndip)
佈 (Sawndip)
卩 (Sawndip)
卜 (Sawndip)

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 甫 (MC pjuX). Cognate with Bouyei bux, Thai ผู้ (pûu), Lao ຜູ້ (phū), Lü ᦕᦴᧉ (ṗhuu²), Shan ၽူႈ (phūu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū).

cog

Lü ᦕᦴᧉ (ṗhuu²)

song boux vunz


diuz

head

diuz (Sawndip form 条, 1957–1982 spelling diuƨ)


bingz

bingz (Sawndip forms 砰 or ⿰石⿱䒑⿻几三 or 𮀭 or 砙 or 屏, 1957–1982 spelling biŋƨ)

砰 (Sawndip)
⿰石⿱䒑⿻几三 (Sawndip)
𮀭 (Sawndip)
砙 (Sawndip)
屏 (Sawndip)


daeuj

daeuj (Sawndip forms 䢏 or 斗 or 﨣 or 𧻿, 1957–1982 spelling dəuз)

䢏 (Sawndip)
斗 (Sawndip)
﨣 (Sawndip)
𧻿 (Sawndip)


beuzgeng

/peːu˧˩ keːŋ˨˦/


ranz

ranz (Sawndip forms 𭓨 or 兰 or 䒟 or 苒 or 栏, 1957–1982 spelling ranƨ)

𭓨 (Sawndip)
兰 (Sawndip)
䒟 (Sawndip)
苒 (Sawndip)
栏 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *rɤːnᴬ (“house”). Cognate with Thai เรือน (rʉʉan), Northern Thai ᩁᩮᩥᩬᩁ, Isan เฮือน, Lao ເຮືອນ (hư̄an), Lü ᦵᦣᦲᧃ (hoen), Tai Dam ꪹꪭꪙ, Shan ႁိူၼ်း (hóen), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (rün), Tày rườn, Bouyei raanz, Zuojiang Zhuang rwenz.


daih

daih (Sawndip forms 大 or 太, 1957–1982 spelling daiƅ)

daih cibcaet


daih

daih (Sawndip forms 待 or 代, 1957–1982 spelling daiƅ)

to behave (toward somebody); to treat (somebody)


coenz

coenz (Sawndip forms 咰 or 旬 or 𠲰 or 𠱜 or 询 or 𮞁 or 訰 or 呅 or 呴 or 𡆂 or 陈, 1957–1982 spelling cɵnƨ)

咰 (Sawndip)
旬 (Sawndip)
𠲰 (Sawndip)
𠱜 (Sawndip)
询 (Sawndip)
𮞁 (Sawndip)
訰 (Sawndip)
呅 (Sawndip)
呴 (Sawndip)
𡆂 (Sawndip)
陈 (Sawndip)

song coenz yah


ciengh

ciengh (Sawndip form 掁, 1957–1982 spelling cieŋƅ)

zhang (a unit of length equivalent to 3+¹⁄₃ metres)


gaiq

gaiq (Sawndip forms 圿 or 盖 or 介 or 吤 or 改 or 盍 or 界, 1957–1982 spelling gaiƽ)

圿 (Sawndip)
盖 (Sawndip)
介 (Sawndip)
吤 (Sawndip)
改 (Sawndip)
盍 (Sawndip)
界 (Sawndip)

Classifier for long cylindrical objects.


ngoenz

ngoenz (Sawndip forms 𭥓 or 昋 or 昙 or 艮 or 𭦂 or 𨑨 or 晏 or 㫨 or 𭥔, 1957–1982 spelling ŋɵnƨ)

𭥓 (Sawndip)
昋 (Sawndip)
昙 (Sawndip)
艮 (Sawndip)
𭦂 (Sawndip)
𨑨 (Sawndip)
晏 (Sawndip)
㫨 (Sawndip)
𭥔 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *ŋwanᴬ (“daytime”). Cognate with Thai วัน (wan), Northern Thai ᩅᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lao ວັນ (wan), Lü ᦞᧃ (van), Shan ဝၼ်း (wán), Tai Nüa ᥝᥢᥰ (wän), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Bouyei nguanz.


doengj

doengj (Sawndip forms 𰛼 or 硧, 1957–1982 spelling dɵŋз)


ndwen

ndwen (Sawndip forms ⿰月天 or 𬚻 or 𦙖 or ⿰月电 or 脌, 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

⿰月天 (Sawndip)
𬚻 (Sawndip)
𦙖 (Sawndip)
⿰月电 (Sawndip)
脌 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon; month”).
Cognate with Thai เดือน (dʉʉan), Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩁ, Lao ເດືອນ (dư̄an), Lü ᦵᦡᦲᧃ (ḋoen), Shan လိူၼ် (lǒen), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (dün) or 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (nün), Saek เบรี๋ยน.

cog

Lü ᦵᦡᦲᧃ (ḋoen)

Saek เบรี๋ยน


dangz

Classifier for the periods of time when a subject is taught: period; class


duix

head

duix (Sawndip forms 𬒋 or 𥑇, 1957–1982 spelling duiч)

Borrowed from Chinese 斗 (MC tuwX, “cup-like object”). Cognate with Thai ถ้วย (tûai), Lao ຖ້ວຍ (thuāi), Bouyei doix, Lakkia ti².

De donq gwn sam duix heaux.

He can eat three bowls of rice at a meal.

Amount contained in a bowl: bowl; bowlful


gawq

gawq (Sawndip forms 鉅 or 居 or 句, 1957–1982 spelling gəɯƽ)


gyaq

gyaq (Sawndip forms 𣕧 or 榢 or 𠺢, 1957–1982 spelling gyaƽ)

Classifier for vehicles, such as cars, bicycles, airplanes and tanks.


gyoengq

gyoengq (Sawndip forms 𬾀 or 共 or 𨳚 or 供 or 㑝 or 𭑀 or 穷 or 哃 or 众 or 𬮥 or 𭁝, 1957–1982 spelling gyɵŋƽ)

𬾀 (Sawndip)
共 (Sawndip)
𨳚 (Sawndip)
供 (Sawndip)
㑝 (Sawndip)
𭑀 (Sawndip)
穷 (Sawndip)
哃 (Sawndip)
众 (Sawndip)
𬮥 (Sawndip)
𭁝 (Sawndip)

group of (people); crowd of (people); flock of (animals); herd of (animals)


hangh

Classifier for pullets (young hens that have not yet laid eggs).


goeng

goeng (Sawndip form 公, 1957–1982 spelling gɵŋ)


gaemxgienz

gaemxgienz (1957–1982 spelling gəmчgienƨ)


congh

From Proto-Tai *ɟoːŋᴮ (“crack, hole”). Cognate with Thai ช่อง (chɔ̂ng), Isan ซ่อง, Lao ຊ່ອງ (sǭng), Lü ᦋᦸᧂᧈ (tsoang¹).


cangz

cangz (Sawndip forms 𰅸 or 倀 or 帳 or 常, 1957–1982 spelling caŋƨ)

cangz (Sawndip form 𭃂, 1957–1982 spelling caŋƨ)

𰅸 (Sawndip)
倀 (Sawndip)
帳 (Sawndip)
常 (Sawndip)
𭃂 (Sawndip)


mienh

front; obverse; outer or upper surface of an object


daeg

daeg (Sawndip forms 特 or 㝵, 1957–1982 spelling dəg)


doengh

doengh (Sawndip forms 垌 or 峝 or 𰉡 or 埬, 1957–1982 spelling dɵŋƅ)

垌 (Sawndip)
峝 (Sawndip)
𰉡 (Sawndip)
埬 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *doŋᴮ (“open field”). Cognate with Thai ทุ่ง (tûng), Lao ທົ່ງ (thong), Shan တူင်ႈ (tūung). Also Vietnamese đồng.


𠲖

Sawndip form of ae (“classifier used for adult men”)


raq

raq (Sawndip forms 𭰪 or 啦 or 拉 or 吪 or 𮳃 or 𣳓 or 洽 or 汏 or ⿰火杀 or 𭲢, 1957–1982 spelling raƽ)

𭰪 (Sawndip)
啦 (Sawndip)
拉 (Sawndip)
吪 (Sawndip)
𮳃 (Sawndip)
𣳓 (Sawndip)
洽 (Sawndip)
汏 (Sawndip)
⿰火杀 (Sawndip)
𭲢 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *raːᴮ (“epidemic”). Cognate with Thai ห่า (hàa), Northern Thai ᩁ᩵ᩣ, Lao ຮ່າ (hā), Shan ႁႃႈ (hāa), Phake ꩭႃ (hā), Ahom 𑜍𑜠 (ra), Zuojiang Zhuang haq.

Used for occurrences of an event that is usually violent or dangerous.


rongz

rongz (Sawndip forms 𥦌 or 笼 or 𱜖 or 紌, 1957–1982 spelling roŋƨ)

𥦌 (Sawndip)
笼 (Sawndip)
𱜖 (Sawndip)
紌 (Sawndip)


cienz

cienz (Sawndip forms 刄 or ⿰𠂊㦮 or ⿱爫𬺻, 1957–1982 spelling cienƨ)


cienz

mace; qian (unit of mass equivalent to 5 grams)


lamz

Classifier for amounts that can be held in a small basket.


faenh

faenh (Sawndip forms 份 or 分, 1957–1982 spelling fənƅ)


faek

faek (Sawndip forms 𰶛 or 𮙓 or ⿰豆伏, 1957–1982 spelling fək)