nou

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nou (Sawndip forms 狃 or 𮮬 or 𧉭, 1957–1982 spelling nou)

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (“mouse; rat”). Cognate with Thai หนู (nǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Lao ໜູ (nū), Lü ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Saek หนู่.


ma

ma (classifier duz, Sawndip forms 𬌫 or 獁 or 𬍄 or 𰡪 or 䭾 or 庅 or 犸 or 𭸱, 1957–1982 spelling ma)

duz (classifier)
𬌫 (Sawndip)
獁 (Sawndip)
𬍄 (Sawndip)
𰡪 (Sawndip)
䭾 (Sawndip)
庅 (Sawndip)
犸 (Sawndip)
𭸱 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with
Thai หมา (mǎa),
Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ,
Lao ໝາ (mā),
Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa),
Tai Dam ꪢꪱ,
Shan မႃ (mǎa),
Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa),
Aiton မႃ (mā),
Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma),
Saek หม่า.


ma

ma (Sawndip forms 庲 or ⿸广末 or 么 or 麻 or ⿸广处 or 𮜃 or ⿰么馬 or ⿰㐅馬 or 𫹞 or 駡, 1957–1982 spelling ma)

庲 (Sawndip)
⿸广末 (Sawndip)
么 (Sawndip)
麻 (Sawndip)
⿸广处 (Sawndip)
𮜃 (Sawndip)
⿰么馬 (Sawndip)
⿰㐅馬 (Sawndip)
𫹞 (Sawndip)
駡 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“to come”). Cognate with
Thai มา (maa),
Northern Thai ᨾᩣ (ma),
Lao ມາ (mā),
Lü ᦙᦱ (maa),
Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥰ (mäa),
Shan မႃး (máa),
Aiton မႃ (mā),
Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma) or
𑜉𑜡 (mā) or
𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa).


nag

nag (Sawndip forms 𤜽 or 纳 or 𭸐 or 𭸢 or 那, 1957–1982 spelling nag)

𤜽 (Sawndip)
纳 (Sawndip)
𭸐 (Sawndip)
𭸢 (Sawndip)
那 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *naːkᴰ (“otter”). Cognate with Thai นาก (nâak), Lao ນາກ (nāk), Tai Dam ꪙꪱꪀ, Tày nạc, Ahom 𑜃𑜀𑜫 (nak).


moz

moz (Sawndip forms 𭷱 or 磨 or 𬌫 or 獏, 1957–1982 spelling moƨ)

𭷱 (Sawndip)
磨 (Sawndip)
𬌫 (Sawndip)
獏 (Sawndip)


max

max (classifier duz, Sawndip forms 馬 or 马 or 獁 or 𮜃, 1957–1982 spelling maч)

duz (classifier)
馬 (Sawndip)
马 (Sawndip)
獁 (Sawndip)
𮜃 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (“horse”), from Middle Chinese 馬 (MC maeX). Cognate with Thai ม้า (máa), Northern Thai ᨾ᩶ᩣ, Lao ມ້າ (mā), Lü ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa).


mou

mou (classifier duz, Sawndip forms 𭸘 or 𭸙 or 𤝖 or 某 or 𭸲, 1957–1982 spelling mou)

duz (classifier)
𭸘 (Sawndip)
𭸙 (Sawndip)
𤝖 (Sawndip)
某 (Sawndip)
𭸲 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (mū), Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥧᥴ (mú), Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (mū), Bouyei mul, Nong Zhuang mu, Saek หมู่.


mui

mui (Sawndip forms 𤞦 or 𪻄, 1957–1982 spelling mui)

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ (“bear”). Cognate with Thai หมี (mǐi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lao ໝີ (mī), Lü ᦖᦲ (ṁii), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Shan မီ (mǐi), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī), Nong Zhuang mue, Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).


linh

linh (Sawndip forms 獜 or 狑 or 粦 or 鱗 or 𭸓 or 𤞼, 1957–1982 spelling linƅ)

獜 (Sawndip)
狑 (Sawndip)
粦 (Sawndip)
鱗 (Sawndip)
𭸓 (Sawndip)
𤞼 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *lilᴮ (“pangolin”). Cognate with Thai ลิ่น (lîn).


meuz

Onomatopoeic, from the animal's cry. Compare Chinese 貓 (MC mjew|maew), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw), Bouyei myaus, Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ (maew), Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Vietnamese mèo.


vaiz

vaiz (Sawndip forms 𤘢 or 𤜄 or 犩 or 𤘹, 1957–1982 spelling vaiƨ)

𤘢 (Sawndip)
𤜄 (Sawndip)
犩 (Sawndip)
𤘹 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːjᴬ (“water buffalo”). Cognate with Thai ควาย (kwaai), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຄວາຍ (khuāi), Lü ᦩᦻ (xwaay), Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪥ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥭᥰ (xäay), Shan ၵႂၢႆး (kwáai), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜩 (khoy) or 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Saek ว๊าย.


maxlaeuz

maxlaeuz (Sawndip forms 獁𤠑 or 獁𤠋 or 獁留 or 獁騮, 1957–1982 spelling maчləuƨ)

獁𤠑 (Sawndip)
獁𤠋 (Sawndip)
獁留 (Sawndip)
獁騮 (Sawndip)

Compare Cantonese 馬騮／马骝 (maa5 lau1, “monkey”).


lingz

lingz (Sawndip forms 𬌴 or 狑, 1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ລີງ (līng), Lü ᦟᦲᧂ (liing), Tai Dam ꪩꪲꪉ, Tai Dón ꪩꪲꪉ, Shan လိင်း (líng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥒᥰ (lïng), Khamti လိင်း, Phake လိင် (liṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ), Bouyei lingz, Saek ลิ๊ง.


lingz

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lingz (Sawndip form 𭝋, 1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

ngeih cib lingz bi


vumzvauz

/βum˧˩ βaːu˧˩/

The second syllable is cognate with Bouyei waauz (“bat”).


cwz

cwz (Sawndip forms 𤙛 or 狳 or 𭷽 or ⿰牛取 or 𤚉 or ⿰牛則 or ⿰牛出 or ⿰牛徐 or 𭸭, 1957–1982 spelling cɯƨ)

𤙛 (Sawndip)
狳 (Sawndip)
𭷽 (Sawndip)
⿰牛取 (Sawndip)
𤚉 (Sawndip)
⿰牛則 (Sawndip)
⿰牛出 (Sawndip)
⿰牛徐 (Sawndip)
𭸭 (Sawndip)


ciengh

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

From Chinese 象 (MC zjangX, “elephant”). Cognate with Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”), whence Thai ช้าง (cháang), Northern Thai ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Isan ซ่าง, Lao ຊ້າງ (sāng), Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧉ (tsaang²), Tai Dam ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ, Shan ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsȧang), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Saek ซาง.


ciengh

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

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


duzciengh

/tu˧˩ ɕiːŋ˧/


manaez

manaez (Sawndip form 𬌫狔, 1957–1982 spelling manəiƨ)

From ma (“dog”) + a morpheme derived from Proto-Tai *nwajᴬ (“jackal”).


noucoengz

/nou˨˦ ɕoŋ˧˩/

From nou (“mouse”) + a morpheme from Chinese 松 (sōng), a partial calque from Chinese 松鼠 (sōngshǔ).


duzmbangq

/tu˧˩ ɓaːŋ˧˥/

From duz- + a morpheme from Proto-Tai *baːŋᴮ (“flying squirrel”).


maxloeg

From max (“horse”) + a morpheme from Chinese 鹿 (MC luwk, “deer”).


nyaen

nyaen (Sawndip forms 𭸑 or 𤠶 or 𤝱 or 𰡒 or ⿰犭印 or ⿰犭⿱里⿰里里 or ⿰犭永 or 𬍅, 1957–1982 spelling nyən)

𭸑 (Sawndip)
𤠶 (Sawndip)
𤝱 (Sawndip)
𰡒 (Sawndip)
⿰犭印 (Sawndip)
⿰犭⿱里⿰里里 (Sawndip)
⿰犭永 (Sawndip)
𬍅 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲelᴬ (“civet”). Cognate with Thai อีเห็น (ii-hěn).


guk

guk (Sawndip forms 𮓧 or 𧋉 or 䗂 or 𰲥 or 谷 or 𤞞 or ⿺虎骨 or ⿰犭哭 or 狢 or ⿱曲几, 1957–1982 spelling guk)

𮓧 (Sawndip)
𧋉 (Sawndip)
䗂 (Sawndip)
𰲥 (Sawndip)
谷 (Sawndip)
𤞞 (Sawndip)
⿺虎骨 (Sawndip)
⿰犭哭 (Sawndip)
狢 (Sawndip)
⿱曲几 (Sawndip)


mounoh

mounoh (classifier duz, 1957–1982 spelling mounoƅ)


beuq

beuq (Sawndip forms 𰡜 or 𤡑 or ⿰犭報 or 狍 or 犳, 1957–1982 spelling beuƽ)

𰡜 (Sawndip)
𤡑 (Sawndip)
⿰犭報 (Sawndip)
狍 (Sawndip)
犳 (Sawndip)


faeqfwj

(dialectal, including Wuming) bat (animal)


doq

doq (Sawndip forms 𰡠 or 𤟛 or 土, 1957–1982 spelling doƽ)


loeghozraez

loeghozraez (1957–1982 spelling lɵghoƨrəiƨ)

From loeg (“deer”) + hoz (“neck”) + raez (“long”).


madwknyaen

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madwknyaen (classifier duz, 1957–1982 spelling madɯknyən)