ᦡᦳᧅᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.dukᴰ (“bone”). Cognate with Thai ดูก (dùuk), Isan ดูก, Lao ດູກ (dūk) and later ກະດູກ (ka dūk), Shan *လုက်ႇ (*lùk) and later လုပ်ႇ (lùp), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥐᥴ (lúk), Ahom 𑜓𑜤𑜀𑜫 (duk). Compare Proto-Hlai *Cuɾɯːk (“bone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːk̚˧˥/

Noun

ᦡᦳᧅᧈ • (ḋuk¹) (classifier ᦡᦳᧅᧈ)

1. bone

References

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