ᩃᩮᩨ᩠ᨠ

Khün

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɯəkᴰ (“to choose”). Cognate with Thai เลือก (lʉ̂ʉak), Isan เลือก, Lao ເລືອກ (lư̄ak), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ (lɯak⁵), Lü ᦵᦟᦲᧅ (loek), Tai Dam ꪹꪩꪀ (ꞌlưạk), Tai Dón ꪩꪷꪀ, Shan လိူၵ်ႈ (lōek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥫᥐ (loek), Aiton လိုက် (lük), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (lük).

Pronunciation

• (Kengtung) IPA^(key): /lɤːk˨˨/

Verb

ᩃᩮᩨ᩠ᨠ (lɤɤk²)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to choose

   Synonyms: ᨡᩢ᩠ᨯ, ᨪᩱ᩶

References

• ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿᨪᩮᨩᩮ᩠ᨾ. (n.d.). ᩋᨽᩥᨵᩤᨶᩈᩢ᩠ᨷᩅᩰᩉᩣ᩠ᩁᨸᩖᩯᨽᩣᩈᩣᨡᩨ᩠ᨶ.