ᦉᦳᧄᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *sɤmᶜ (“sour”). Cognate with Thai ส้ม (sôm), Lao ສົ້ມ (som), Shan သူမ်ႈ (sūum), Tai Dam ꪶꪎ꫁ꪣ, Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜪 (suṃ), Zhuang soemj. Compare Middle Chinese 酸 (MC swan, “sour”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm (whence Malay asam and Toba Batak asom).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sum˩˧/

Adjective

ᦉᦳᧄᧉ • (ṡum²) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦉᦳᧄᧉ)

1. sour; acidic
2. pickled

References

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