လိၼ်ႉ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *liːnꟲ (“tongue”). Cognate with Thai ลิ้น (lín), Lao ລີ້ນ (līn), Lü ᦟᦲᧃᧉ (liin²), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜃𑜫 (lin), Bouyei linx, Zhuang linx, Saek ลีน. Compare Proto-Be *liːnᴮꟲ².

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lin˦˨ˀ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

လိၼ်ႉ • (lḭ̂n)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. valve

References

  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.