ᦢᦱᧃᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːnꟲ (“village”).

Cognate with Thai บ้าน (bâan), Northern Thai ᨷ᩶ᩤ᩠ᨶ, Lao ບ້ານ (bān), Tai Dam ꪚ꫁ꪱꪙ, Shan မၢၼ်ႈ (māan) or ဝၢၼ်ႈ (wāan), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥢᥲ (màan), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Zhuang mbanj, Tày bản.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːn˩˧/

Noun

ᦢᦱᧃᧉ • (ḃaan²) (classifier ᦑᦲᧈ or ᦟᦴᧅ or ᦢᦱᧃᧉ)

1. village.

See also

• ᦵᦣᦲᧃ (hoen, “house”)

Classifier

ᦢᦱᧃᧉ • (ḃaan²)

1. used for villages.

Adjective

ᦢᦱᧃᧉ • (ḃaan²)

1. rural.
2. domesticated; tamed.

References

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