ᦖᦲ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ. Cognate with Thai หมี (mǐi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lao ໝີ (mī), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Shan မီ (mǐi), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī), Zhuang mui, Nong Zhuang mue, Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː˥/

Noun

ᦖᦲ • (ṁii) (Tai Tham spelling ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, classifier ᦷᦎ)

  1. bear.

Derived terms

  • ᦖᦲᦖᦱ (ṁiiṁaa)
  • ᦖᦲᦡᦱᧁ (ṁiiḋaaw)
  • ᦖᦲᦡᧄ (ṁiiḋam)

Further reading

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