dawh

Zhuang

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 箸 (MC ɖɨʌH, “chopstick”). Cognate with Bouyei deh (“chopstick”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /taɯ˧/
  • Tone numbers: daw6
  • Hyphenation: dawh

Noun

dawh (old orthography daɯƅ, Sawndip forms 𥳳, 逗, classifier gouh, ga)

  1. chopstick
    gouh dawh he
    a pair of chopsticks
    sam gouh dawh
    three pairs of chopsticks
    sam ga dawh
    three chopsticks

Synonyms

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