ᦣᧅ

Lü

Etymology

From a Mon-Khmer language; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *r[a]k (“to love; beloved, dear”). Cognate with Thai รัก (rák), Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Isan ฮัก, Lao ຮັກ (hak), Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k), Tai Nüa ᥞᥐ (hak). Outside Tai-Kadai, cognate with Khmer រាក់ (rĕək, “friendly, cordial, pleasant; intimate, affectionate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hak̚˧/

Verb

ᦣᧅ • (hak) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦣᧅ)

1. love

   ᦅᦳᧃ ᦣᧅ ᦂᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦘᦱᧅ ᦂᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦑᧅ

   kun hak k̇an ni phaak k̇an koa² tok

   As for people who love each other, if they are separated, they will be sad.

Synonyms

• ᦶᦗᧂ (paeng)
• ᦣᧅᦶᦗᧂ (hakpaeng)
• ᦣᧅᦶᦗᧂᦶᦚᧂᦺᦚᧈ (hakpaengḟaengḟay¹)