ᦗᦲᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *biːᴮ (“older sibling”). Cognate with Thai พี่ (pîi), Northern Thai ᨻᩦ᩵, Lao ພີ່ (phī), Shan ပီႈ (pīi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang beix, Bouyei bix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piː˧/

Noun

ᦗᦲᧈ • (pii¹) (Tai Tham spelling ᨻᩦ᩵)

  1. elder sibling

References

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