ᦙᧃ
Lü
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /man˥˩/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (“yam”). Cognate with Thai มัน (man), Lao ມັນ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man).
Noun
ᦙᧃ • (man) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ)
- tuber, yam
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (“grease; oil”).
Cognate with Thai มัน (man), Lao ມັນ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man), Zhuang maenz.
Compare Proto-Be *maːnᴬ² (“grease”), Proto-Austronesian *SimaR (“grease, oil, fat”).
Noun
ᦙᧃ • (man) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ)
- fat; grease; oil; tallow.
Adjective
ᦙᧃ • (man)
- greasy; oily.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (“singular third-person pronoun (strong)”). Cognate with Thai มัน (man), Lao ມັນ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Tai Dam ꪣꪽ, Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man).
Pronoun
ᦙᧃ • (man) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ)
- he, she, it
Derived terms
- ᦈᧁᧉᦙᧃ (ṫsaw2man)
- ᦺᦕᦙᧃ (ṗhayman)
See also
- ᦃᧁ (ẋaw)
References
- Hanna, William J. (2019), “Query for ᦙᧃ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary, SIL International