Lisu
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 傈僳 (Lìsù), 𤠫𤢂, etc.
Noun edit
Lisu (plural Lisus or Lisu)
- A member of a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the mountainous regions of Yunnan (southwestern China), Arunachal Pradesh (northeastern India), northern Myanmar and Thailand.
- 2011, Terry Miller, Sean Williams, The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music, page 303:
- There are more than a hundred such groups, including the Karen of Thailand and Burma; the Kachin in Burma; the Akha, the Lahu, and the Lisu in Thailand; the Hmong, the Kmhmu, and the Yao in Laos; and the Nùng and the Lati in Vietnam.
Translations edit
member of ethnic group
Proper noun edit
Lisu
Translations edit
language
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Adjective edit
Lisu (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Lisu people or Lisu language.
Translations edit
of, from, or pertaining to the Lisu people or Lisu language