ᦵᦊᧇ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɲepᴰ. Cognate with Thai เย็บ (yép), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩥᨷ, Lao ຫຍິບ (nyip), Tai Dam ꪑꪲꪚ, Tai Dón ꪉꪲꪚ, Shan ယဵပ်ႉ (yâ̰ep), Bouyei nyib, Zhuang nyib.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jep̚˧˥/

Verb

ᦵᦊᧇ • (ẏeb) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦵᦊᧇ)

1. to sew.

Derived terms

• ᦈᧅᦵᦊᧇᦷᦆ (ṫsakẏebxo, “sewing machine”)

References

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