ᦕᦴᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuːꟲ (“person”), from Middle Chinese 甫 (MC pjuX).

Cognate with Thai ผู้ (pûu), Lao ຜູ້ (phū), Tai Dam ꪠꪴ꫁, Tai Nüa ᥚᥧᥲ (phù), Shan ၽူႈ (phūu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang boux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰuː˩˧/

Noun

ᦕᦴᧉ • (ṗhuu²) (classifier ᦕᦴᧉ)

1. person; people.

Classifier

ᦕᦴᧉ • (ṗhuu²)

1. used with people.

Prefix

ᦕᦴᧉ • (ṗhuu²)

1. -er, one who does something or has some condition.

References

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