ᦔᦲᧅᧈ
Lü
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *piːkᴰ (“wing”). Cognate with Thai ปีก (bpìik), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປີກ (pīk), Tai Dam ꪜꪲꪀ, Shan ပိၵ်ႇ (pìk), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤᥐᥴ (pík), Aiton ပိက် (pik), Khamti ပိက်, Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜀𑜫 (pik). Compare Proto-Be *ɓiːkᴰ¹, Proto-Hlai *pʰiːk (“wing”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editᦔᦲᧅᧈ • (ṗiik¹) (classifier ᦃᦸᧃ or ᦔᦲᧅᧈ)
- wing (e.g. of a bird)
Derived terms
edit- ᦔᦲᧅᧈᦔᦱ (ṗiik¹ṗaa, “fish-fin”)
References
edit- Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦔᦲᧅᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International