ᦓᦸᧂᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *nwoːŋꟲ (“younger sibling”). Cognate with Thai น้อง (nɔ́ɔng), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩬᨦ, Lao ນ້ອງ (nǭng), Tai Dam ꪙ꫁ꪮꪉ, Shan ၼွင်ႉ (nâ̰ung), Ahom 𑜃𑜨𑜂𑜫 (noṅ), Zhuang nuengx or nongx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔŋ˩/

Noun

ᦓᦸᧂᧉ • (noang²) (Tai Tham spelling ᨶᩬ᩶ᨦ)

1. younger sibling

References

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