ᦝᦴ
Lü
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *wuːᴬ (“to float”), from Middle Chinese 浮 (MC bɨu, “to float”). Cognate with Thai ฟู (fuu), Northern Thai ᨼᩪ, Khün ᨼᩪ, Isan ฟู, Lao ຟູ (fū), Shan ၽူး (phúu) or ၾူး (fúu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang fouz, Bouyei fux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuː˥˩/
Verb
ᦝᦴ • (fuu) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦝᦴ)
- to float
References
- Hanna, William J. (2019), “Query for ᦝᦴ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary, SIL International