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U+A2E9, ꋩ
YI SYLLABLE ZZY

[U+A2E8]
Yi Syllables
[U+A2EA]

Nuosu

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Etymology

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Wanderwort in the E/SE sprachbund. Compare Chinese , Burmese စီး (ci:), Khmer ជិះ (cih), (zy, to cause to ride), Thai ขี่ (kìi), Lao ຂີ່ (khī), Zhuang gwih, White Hmong caij, Vietnamese cưỡi, Proto-Austronesian *sakay (catch a ride, join a group, ride on something).

Verb

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(zzy)

  1. to ride (horse)