ดือ
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *ɗwɯːᴬ (“navel”). Cognate with Shan လီ (lǐi) (as in သၢႆလီ (sǎai lǐi)), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤ (li) (as in ᥔᥣᥭᥴᥘᥤ (sáayli)), Zhuang ndw. Compare Proto-Hlai *Cuɾɯː (“navel”), Proto-Austronesian *puja ~ *pujek (“navel, umbilical cord”) (whence Paiwan pudek).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ดือ ɗ ụ̄ ɒ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dʉʉ |
| Royal Institute | due | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /dɯː˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
ดือ • (dʉʉ)
Usage notes edit
Usually used with สาย (sǎai) become สายดือ (sǎai-dʉʉ). And in modern days, it contracted into สะดือ (sà-dʉʉ).