Etymology
Thai - Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟhooʔ ~ *ɟhəəʔ ~ *ɟheeʔ (“tree, wood”). Cognate with Semai jehuuq (“tree, wood”), Temiar jehuk (“tree, wood”), Mon ဆု (chuˀ, “tree, log, wood, timber”), Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] chīa (“tree”) Mang hɔː⁶ (“tree”) and เฌอ (chəə)