ᦵᦣᦲ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴ (“boat”), from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ (“boat”).

Cognate with Thai เรือ (rʉʉa), Northern Thai ᩁᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Isan เฮือ, Lao ເຮືອ (hư̄a), Shan ႁိူဝ်း (hóe), Tai Nüa ᥞᥫᥰ (höe), Tai Dam ꪹꪭ, Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (rüw), Zhuang ruz, Zuojiang Zhuang rwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɤː˥˩/

Noun

ᦵᦣᦲ • (hoe) (classifier ᦅᧃ or ᦟᧄ)

1. boat

Derived terms

• ᦑᦱᧈᦵᦣᦲ (taa¹hoe)
• ᦓᦻᦵᦣᦲ (naayhoe)
• ᦣᦱᧁᦵᦣᦲ (haawhoe)
• ᦵᦣᦲᦂᦳᧂᦵᦦᧃ (hoek̇ungk̇wen)
• ᦵᦣᦲᦵᦉᦲᧅ (hoeṡoek)
• ᦵᦣᦲᦺᦝ (hoefay)
• ᦵᦣᦲᦢᦲᧃ (hoeḃiin)

 

References

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