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ช่วย

chûaiverb

help

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1v.

to help; aid; assist; cooperatecurated

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟuəjᴮ⁴ (“to help”), from Middle Chinese 助 (MC dzrjoH). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ or ᨩᩬ᩠᩵ᨿ, Isan ซอย, Lao ຊ່ວຍ (suāi) or ຊ່ອຍ (sǭi), Lü ᦋᦾᧈ (tsoay¹), Tai Dam ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ, Shan ၸွႆႈ (tsāui), Tai Nüa ᥓᥩᥭ (tsoay), Phake ꩡ︀ွႝ (coy), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜩 (choy) or 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜐𑜫 (chüñ), Southern Thai ฉวย.