ᦠᦴ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *krwɯːᴬ (“ear”). Cognate with Thai หู (hǔu), Northern Thai ᩉᩪ, Lao ຫູ (hū), Shan ႁူ (hǔu), Tai Dam ꪬꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥞᥧᥴ (hú), Aiton ꩭူ (hū), Ahom 𑜍𑜥 (rū), Zhuang rwz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huː˥/

Noun

ᦠᦴ • (ḣuu) (classifier ᦃᦸᧃ)

1. ear

Derived terms

• ᦃᦲᧉᦠᦴ (ẋii²ḣuu)

References

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