ᦚᦻ
Lü
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *hwaːjᴬ (“dam”). Cognate with Thai ฝาย (fǎai), Northern Thai ᨺᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຝາຍ (fāi), Shan ၽၢႆ (phǎai) or ၾၢႆ (fǎai), Bouyei waail, Zhuang fai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faːj˥/
Noun
ᦚᦻ • (ḟaay)
- dam; weir
References
- Hanna, William J. (2019), “Query for ᦚᦻ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary, SIL International