ᦚᦱᧉ

Lü

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faː˩˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰwɯəꟲ (“cloud”). Cognate with Thai ฝ้า (fâa), Northern Thai ᨺ᩶ᩣ, Khün ᨺ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຝ້າ (fā) or ເຝື້ອ (fư̄a), Shan ၽႃႈ (phāa) or ၾႃႈ (fāa), Zuojiang Zhuang paj, Bouyei veac, Saek เวี̂ย.

Noun

ᦚᦱᧉ • (ḟaa²) (Tai Tham spelling ᨺ᩶ᩣ)

1. cloud

Derived terms

• ᦖᦸᧅᧈᦚᦱᧉ (ṁoak¹ḟaa²)

 

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 發／发 (fā).

Verb

ᦚᦱᧉ • (ḟaa²) (Tai Tham spelling ᨺ᩶ᩣ, abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦚᦱᧉ)

1. to distribute

References

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