ᦵᦙᦲ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mɯəᴬ (“to go upward”).

Cognate with Thai เมือ (mʉʉa), Isan เมือ, Lao ເມືອ (mư̄a), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᩋ (mɯa⁴), Khün ᨾᩮᩬᩨ (mɤɤ⁴), Tai Dam ꪹꪣ (ꞌmứa), Shan မိူဝ်း (móe), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥰ (möe), Tày mừa, Zhuang mwz (dialectal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɤː˥˩/

Verb

ᦵᦙᦲ • (moe) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦵᦙᦲ)

  1. (intransitive) to go

Adverb

ᦵᦙᦲ • (moe)

  1. used to indicate spatial or temporal motion towards or away from something.

Dervied terms

References

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