ᦊᦱᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲɯəꟲ (“grass”). Cognate with Thai หญ้า (yâa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຫຍ້າ (nyā), Shan ယိူဝ်ႈ (yōe) or ယႃႈ (yāa), Ahom 𑜊𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (jʸüw), 𑜊𑜠 (jʸa), 𑜊𑜡 (jʸā), or 𑜐𑜠 (ña), Bouyei nyal, Zhuang nywj.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jaː˩˧/

Noun

ᦊᦱᧉ • (ẏaa²) (classifier ᦉᦲᧃᧉ or ᦌᦸᧂ)

  1. grass

References
  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦊᦱᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International
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