ᦡᦸᧅᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓloːkᴰ (“flower”). Cognate with Thai ดอก (dɔ̀ɔk), Northern Thai ᨯᩬᨠ, Lao ດອກ (dǭk), Tai Dam ꪚꪮꪀ, ꪒꪮꪀ, Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), ဝွၵ်ႇ (wàuk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Phake မွက် (mok), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), 𑜈𑜨𑜀𑜫 (bok), Nong Zhuang ndog, Tày bjoóc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔːk̚˧˥/

Noun

ᦡᦸᧅᧈ • (ḋoak¹) (classifier ᦗᦳᧅ or ᦷᦤᧂ or ᦡᦸᧅᧈ)

1. flower

Derived terms

• ᦡᦸᧅᧈᦷᦢ (ḋoak¹ḃo, “lotus”)