ᦔᦱ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *plaːᴬ (“fish”). Cognate with Thai ปลา (bplaa), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩣ, Isan ปา, Lao ປາ (pā), Tai Dam ꪜꪱ, Shan ပႃ (pǎa), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣ (paa), Ahom 𑜆𑜠 (pa) or 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Zhuang bya, Bouyei byal, Saek ปร๋า. Compare Proto-Hlai *hlaː (“fish”) (whence ɗaː¹ ~ ɬaː¹ across different lects), Lakkia phla⁵¹, Proto-Be *ɓaːᴬ¹ (whence ɓa¹ in modern lects).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paː˥/
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ᦔᦱ • (ṗaa) (Tai Tham spelling ᨸᩣ, classifier ᦷᦎ)

1. fish

Derived terms

• ᦔᦱᦃᦲᧄ (ṗaaẋiim)
• ᦔᦱᦢᦲᧃ (ṗaaḃiin)

 

References

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