ᦚᧂ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *faŋᴬ¹ (“to bury”).

Cognate with Thai ฝัง (fǎng), Lao ຝັງ (fang), Northern Thai ᨺᩢ᩠ᨦ, Shan ၽင် (phǎng) or ၾင် (fǎng), Tai Nüa ᥜᥒᥴ (fáng), Tai Dam ꪠꪰꪉ, Ahom 𑜇𑜞𑜂𑜫 (phraṅ), Zuojiang Zhuang paeng, Zhuang baeng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faŋ˥/

Verb

ᦚᧂ • (ḟang) (Tai Tham spelling ᨺᩢ᩠ᨦ, abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦚᧂ)

1. to bury

   ᦀᧁ ᦔᦱ ᦚᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦐᦲᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?

   ˙ʼaw ṗaa ḟang vay² hiim k̇oa may² ṅii² ḋii kaa?

   Why don't we bury the fish by this tree?

2. to embed, to mount

Derived terms

• ᦚᧂᦃᦲᧄ (ḟangẋiim, “acupuncture”)

References

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