𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫

Ahom

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɯəᴬ (“tiger”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Lao ເສືອ (sư̄a), Khün ᩈᩮᩬᩧ, Lü ᦵᦉᦲ (ṡoe), Tai Dam ꪹꪎ, Shan သိူဝ် (sǒe), Tai Nüa ᥔᥫᥴ (sóe), Aiton ꩬိုဝ် (süw), Thai เสือ (sʉ̌ʉa).

Alternative forms

• 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (sü0)

Noun

𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (süw)

1. tiger.

   𑜉𑜠 𑜌𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 𑜃𑜪 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 𑜐𑜠 𑜎𑜡𑜩 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 𑜽

   ma thüṅ naṃ mok ña lāy süw .

   The reached the river where there were many flowers like tigers.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *zɤːᴮ (“straight”). Cognate with Thai ซื่อ (sʉ̂ʉ), Northern Thai ᨪᩨ᩵, Khün ᨪᩨ᩵, Isan ซื่อ or ซือ, Lao ຊື່ (sư̄), Lü ᦌᦹᧈ (sue¹), Tai Dam ꪏꪳ꪿, Shan သိုဝ်ႈ (sūe), Tai Nüa ᥔᥪ (sue), Zhuang soh, Nong Zhuang swh.

Adjective

𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (süw)

1. straight.