ᦵᦡᦲᧃ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon; month”). Cognate with Thai เดือน (dʉʉan), Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩁ, Lao ເດືອນ (dư̄an), Shan လိူၼ် (lǒen), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (dün) or 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (nün), Bouyei ndianl, Zhuang ndwen or mbwen, Saek เบรี๋ยน, Tày bươn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɤn˥/

Noun

ᦵᦡᦲᧃ • (ḋoen) (classifier ᦐᦽᧈ or ᦷᦤᧂ)

1. moon
2. month