zuu

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *Cɯ[ʔ/ɦ] (“one”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /t͡sɯ˥/

Numeral

zuu

1. one

   zuu ghwaen

   one hundred

   zuu zuen uxaeu

   one person

Usage notes

Used before a classifier or fuet (“ten”), ghwaen (“hundred”), nguen (“thousand”), vaens (“ten thousand”). See also ceuus.

Synonyms

• iet
• ceuus / zeuus