ᦵᦟᦲᧅ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɤkᴰˢ⁴ (“deep”), from Proto-Tai *lɤkᴰ (“deep”). Cognate with Thai ลึก (lʉ́k), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩥᩢ᩠ᨠ, Southern Thai หลึก, Lao ເລິກ (lœk) or ລຶກ (lưk), Shan လိုၵ်ႉ (lṵ̂ek), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (lük), Zhuang laeg, Nong Zhuang ndaek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɤk̚˧/

Adjective

ᦵᦟᦲᧅ • (loek) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦵᦟᦲᧅ)

1. deep.

Derived terms

• ᦓᧄᧉᦵᦟᦲᧅ (nam²loek, “depth”)

References

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