ᦵᦉᧂ

Lü

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *siəŋᴬ¹ (“sound”) (Jonsson, 1991), from Middle Chinese 聲 (MC syeng, “sound”). Cognate with Thai เสียง (sǐiang), Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᨿᨦ, Lao ສຽງ (sīang), Tai Dam ꪎꪸꪉ, Shan သဵင် (sǎeng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥥᥒᥴ (séng), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜂𑜫 (siṅ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕeŋ˥/

Noun

ᦵᦉᧂ • (ṡeng) (Tai Tham spelling ᩈ᩠ᨿᨦ)

1. sound, noise, voice, tone

Derived terms

• ᦀᦱᧃᧈᦵᦉᧂ (˙ʼaan¹ṡeng)

References

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