Lisu

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-bu-s (head). Cognate with Nuosu (o), Nuosu (uo), Burmese ဦး (u:).

Noun

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ꓪꓴꓸ ()

  1. head
  2. top
  3. beginning
Usage notes
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Used as a noun prefix. The term is a bound lemma, being used as both a prefix and a suffix.

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ꓪꓴꓸ ()

  1. frog
Usage notes
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Used as a noun prefix. The term is a bound lemma, being used only as a prefix.