ᦛᦱᧃ

ᦛᦱᧃ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.waːlᴬ (“sweet; delicious”). Cognate wirh Thai หวาน (wǎan), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຫວານ (wān), Shan ဝၢၼ် (wǎan), Tai Nüa ᥝᥣᥢᥴ (wáan), Phake ဝꩫ် (wan), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Zhuang van, Saek หว่าน.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːn˥/

Adjective

ᦛᦱᧃ • (v̇aan) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦛᦱᧃ)

1. sweet
2. (of speech) pleasant

References

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