ᦕᦳᧄ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *prɤmᴬ (“head hair”). Cognate with Thai ผม (pǒm), Northern Thai ᨹᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຜົມ (phom), Shan ၽူမ် (phǔum), Ahom 𑜇𑜪𑜤 (phaṃu), Zhuang byoem, Shangsi Zhuang pʰomᴬ¹, Saek ผรั่ม.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰum˥/

Noun

ᦕᦳᧄ • (ṗhum) (classifier ᦉᦲᧃᧉ)

1. headhair

References

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