ᦡᦲ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗɤjᴬ (“good”).

Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Northern Thai ᨯᩦ (di), Lao ດີ (dī), Shan လီ (lǐi), Tai Dam ꪒꪲ, Tai Dón ꪒꪲ, Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dī), 𑜃𑜣 (nī) or 𑜑𑜣 (hī), Bouyei ndil, Zhuang ndei, Tày đây.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diː˥/

Adjective

ᦡᦲ • (ḋii) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦡᦲ)

1. good

   Antonym: ᦣᦻᧉ (haay²)

Derived terms

• ᦺᦈᦡᦲ (ṫsayḋii)
• ᦍᦲᧃᦡᦲ (yiinḋii)
• ᦡᦲᦡᦳᧄ (ḋiiḋum)

 

References

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