Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (pig). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (), Shan မူ (mǔu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥧᥴ (), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (), Bouyei mul, Zhuang mou, Nong Zhuang mu, Saek หมู่.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᦖᦴ (ṁuu) (Tai Tham spelling ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, classifier ᦷᦎ)

  1. pig

References

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