ᦕᦱᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰaːꟲ¹, from Old Chinese 布 (OC *paːs, “cloth”). Cognate with Thai ผ้า (pâa), Northern Thai ᨹ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຜ້າ (phā), Tai Dam ꪠ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၽႃႈ (phāa), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥲ (phàa), Aiton ၸႃ (phā), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), or 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰaː˩˧/

Noun

ᦕᦱᧉ • (ṗhaa²) (classifier ᦕᦹᧃ)

1. cloth

See also

• ᦗᦲᧅ (piik)

Further reading

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