ᦖᦱ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜉𑜡 (mā), Aiton မႃ (mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Lao ໝາ (mā), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Thai หมา (mǎa), , Shan မႃ (mǎa), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː˥/

Noun

ᦖᦱ • (ṁaa) (Tai Tham spelling ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ, classifier ᦷᦎ)

1. dog

Further reading

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