ᦖᦸᧅᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːkᴰᴸ¹ (“fog; mist”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmoːkᴰ (“fog; mist”), from Old Chinese 霧 (OC *moɡs, *moːŋ, “fog; mist”). Cognate with Thai หมอก (mɔ̀ɔk), Lao ໝອກ (mǭk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), Zhuang mok, Nong Zhuang moag or mog, Saek ม̄อก.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔːk̚˧˥/

Noun

ᦖᦸᧅᧈ • (ṁoak¹)

1. mist; fog

Derived terms

• ᦖᦸᧅᧈᦚᦱᧉ (ṁoak¹ḟaa²)

 

Classifier

ᦖᦸᧅᧈ • (ṁoak¹)

1. Classifier for clouds.

References

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