ᦚᦳᧃ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.wɯnᴬ (“rain”). Cognate with Thai ฝน (fǒn), Northern Thai ᨺᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຝົນ (fon), Tai Dam ꪶꪠꪙ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun) or ၾူၼ် (fǔun), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜃𑜫 (phun), Zhuang fwn, Nong Zhuang paen, Saek หวึ่น.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fun˥/

Noun

ᦚᦳᧃ • (ḟun) (Tai Tham spelling ᨺᩩᩁ, classifier ᦵᦙᧆ or ᦠᦱᧈ)

1. rain

   ᦵᦙᧆᦚᦳᧃ ― medḟun ― raindrop

References

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