ᦺᦀ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (“to cough”). Cognate with Thai ไอ (ai), Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Dam ꪼꪮ, Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Zhuang ae, Saek ไอ๋, Tày ay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaj˥/

Verb

ᦺᦀ • (˙ʼay) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦺᦀ)

1. to cough

   ᦙᧃ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦺᦀ.

   man ṗiin ˙ʼay.

   He has a cough.

References

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