ᦷᦏᧈ

Lü

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰuəᴮ¹, from Middle Chinese 豆 (MC duwH, “bean”). Cognate with Thai ถั่ว (tùua), Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Khün ᨳ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Lao ຖົ່ວ (thūa), Tai Dam ꪖ꪿ꪺ (thua2), Tai Dón ꪖꪺꫀ (tho2), Shan ထူဝ်ႇ (thò), Tai Nüa ᥗᥨᥝᥱ (thǒw), Phake ထုဝ် (thuw), Ahom 𑜌𑜥 (thū) (as in 𑜉𑜀𑜫𑜌𑜥 (makthū)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰoː˧˥/

Noun

ᦷᦏᧈ • (ṫho¹) (classifier ᦵᦙᧆ or ᦚᧅ)

1. bean

Derived terms

• ᦷᦏᧈᦇᦸᧅ (ṫho¹ngoak, “bean-sprout”)
• ᦷᦏᧈᦡᦲᧃ (ṫho¹ḋiin, “peanut”)

References

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