ᦏᦱᧃᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 炭 (MC thanH, “charcoal”). Cognate with Thai ถ่าน (tàan), Northern Thai ᨳ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຖ່ານ (thān), Tai Nüa ᥗᥣᥢᥱ (thǎan), Shan ထၢၼ်ႇ (thàan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰaːn˧˥/

Noun

ᦏᦱᧃᧈ • (ṫhaan¹)

1. charcoal

References

• Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦏᦱᧃᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International