ᦙᧃ

Lü

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man˥˩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (“yam”). Cognate with Thai มัน (man), Lao ມັນ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man).

Noun

ᦙᧃ • (man) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ)

1. tuber, yam

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (“grease; oil”).

Cognate with Thai มัน (man), Lao ມັນ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man), Zhuang maenz.

Compare Proto-Be *maːnᴬ² (“grease”), Proto-Austronesian *SimaR (“grease, oil, fat”).

Noun

ᦙᧃ • (man) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ)

1. fat; grease; oil; tallow.

Adjective

ᦙᧃ • (man)

1. greasy; oily.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (“singular third-person pronoun (strong)”). Cognate with Thai มัน (man), Lao ມັນ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Tai Dam ꪣꪽ, Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man).

Pronoun

ᦙᧃ • (man) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ)

1. he, she, it

Derived terms

• ᦈᧁᧉᦙᧃ (ṫsaw²man)
• ᦺᦕᦙᧃ (ṗhayman)

 

See also

• ᦃᧁ (ẋaw)

References

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