ᦡᦳᧆᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀduːtᴰ¹ᴸ (“to suck”). Cognate with Thai ดูด (dùut), Lao ດູດ (dūt), Shan လုတ်ႇ (lùt) and ႁုတ်ႇ (hùt), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥖᥴ (lút), Phake ꩫုတ် (nut, “to smoke”) and ꩭုတ် (hut, “to suck”), Ahom 𑜓𑜤𑜄𑜫 (dut), Nong Zhuang ndut or ndit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːt̚˧˥/

Verb

ᦡᦳᧆᧈ • (ḋud¹) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦡᦳᧆᧈ)

1. to suck.