ṭai

Mizo

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kraay.

    Verb

    ṭai

    1. to scatter, disperse

    Etymology 2

      Maybe a cognate of Mizo rah (“fruit”) according to Schuessler (2007), although Sagart (2002) associates it with Tibetan ཁྲེ (khre, “millet”), which possibly comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *khrəj. (“millet, rice”).

      Noun

      ṭai

      1. a species of rice

      Further reading

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