ᦂᦳᧂᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ (“shrimp”). Cognate with Thai กุ้ง (gûng), Lao ກຸ້ງ (kung), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥒᥲ (kòng), Shan ၵုင်ႈ (kūng), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜂𑜫 (kuṅ), Zhuang gungq, Saek กุง.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuŋ˩˧/
• Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

ᦂᦳᧂᧉ • (k̇ung²)

1. shrimp

References

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