ᦶᦎᧂ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.rweːŋᴬ (“cucumber; melon”). Cognate with Thai แตง (dtɛɛng), Northern Thai ᨲᩯ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨲᩯ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແຕງ (tǣng), Shan တႅင် (těng), Tai Dam ꪵꪔꪉ, Ahom 𑜄𑜢𑜂𑜫 (tiṅ), Zhuang dieng, Zuojiang Zhuang peng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛŋ˥/

Noun

ᦶᦎᧂ • (ṫaeng) (classifier ᦎᦳᧃᧉ or ᦐᦽᧈ)

1. melon; squash; cucumber.

Further reading

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