ᦌᦻᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Old Chinese 左 (OC *ʔsaːlʔ, *ʔsaːls).

Cognate with Thai ซ้าย (sáai), Lao ຊ້າຍ (sāi), Northern Thai ᨪ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨪ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Shan သၢႆႉ (sâ̰ai), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Bouyei soix, Zhuang swix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːj˩/

Adjective

ᦌᦻᧉ • (saay²)

1. left (as opposed to right)

   Antonym: ᦧᦱ (ẋwaa)

References

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