ᦷᦐᧅᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuəkᴰ (“deaf”).

Cognate with Thai หนวก (nùuak), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩠ᩅᨠ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩠ᩅᨠ, Lao ໜວກ (nūak), Tai Dam ꪘꪺꪀ, Tai Dón ꪘꪺꪀ, Shan ၼူၵ်ႇ (nùuk), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nuk), Zhuang nuk, Nong Zhuang nog, Zuojiang Zhuang nuek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːk̚˧˥/

Adjective

ᦷᦐᧅᧈ • (ṅok¹)

1. deaf

References

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