ᦂᦱᧉ

ᦂᦱᧉ

Lü

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː˩˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Old Chinese 稼 (OC *kraːs, “sow crops”).[1] Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (kā), Shan ၵႃႈ (kāa), Tày chả.

Noun

ᦂᦱᧉ • (k̇aa²) (classifier ᦂᦸ or ᦅᧁᧉ or ᦙᧆ)

1. seedling

Verb

ᦂᦱᧉ • (k̇aa²) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦂᦱᧉ)

1. to sprout

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (kā).

Adjective

ᦂᦱᧉ • (k̇aa²) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦂᦱᧉ)

1. brave
2. sharp
3. bright
4. loud; clear

Derived terms

• ᦵᦜᧅᦂᦱᧉ (l̇ekk̇aa²)

 

References

1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, ISSN 0859-9920, pages 47–68.

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