ᦷᦕ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuəᴬ (“husband”), from Middle Chinese 夫 (MC pju). Cognate with Thai ผัว (pǔua), Lao ຜົວ (phūa), Shan ၽူဝ် (phǒ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰoː˥/

Noun

ᦷᦕ • (ṗho) (classifier ᦅᦳᧃ)

1. husband