ᦷᦣ

Lü

Alternative forms

  • ᦷᦇ (ngo), ᦷᦞ (vo)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuəᴬ⁴ (“ox; cow”) (Jonsson, 1991). Compare Old Chinese 牛 (OC *ŋʷɯ). Cognate with Thai วัว (wuua) or งัว (nguua), Northern Thai ᨦ᩠ᩅᩫ, Isan งัว, Lao ງົວ (ngūa), Tai Dam ꪉꪺ, Tai Dón ꪉꪺ, Shan ငူဝ်း (ngó) or ဝူဝ်း (wó), Tai Nüa ᥒᥨᥝᥰ (ngöw) or ᥝᥨᥝᥰ (wöw), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū) or 𑜑𑜥 (hū).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoː˥˩/

Noun

ᦷᦣ • (ho) (classifier ᦷᦎ)

  1. cow.

References

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