ꃶ

ꃶ U+A0F6, ꃶ YI SYLLABLE VU ← ꃵ [U+A0F5] Yi Syllables ꃷ → [U+A0F7]

Nuosu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vu˧˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Loloish *ʔu¹ (“intestine”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *wu (“belly; stomach; intestine; kidney”).

Noun

ꃶ (vu)

1. intestine; gut; entrails

Etymology 2

From Proto-Loloish *ru² (“crazy”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ru-t (“crazy”).

Verb

ꃶ (vu)

1. to go crazy; to go mad

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to etymology 4?”)

Adjective

ꃶ (vu)

1. dry

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to etymology 3?”)

Noun

ꃶ (vu)

1. dried stalks of grain crops

Etymology 5

Classifier

ꃶ (vu)

1. flock; herd; group (of animals)

References

• "600 Phrases in the Liangshan Yi Dialect." Babel Stone.
• Nuosu Yi-Chinese-English Glossary