ᦠᦱᧃᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *haːnᴮ (“goose”). Cognate with Thai ห่าน (hàan), Northern Thai ᩉ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຫ່ານ (hān), Tai Dam ꪬ꪿ꪱꪙ, Tai Dón ꪬꪱꪙꫀ, Shan ႁၢၼ်ႇ (hàan), Phake ꩭꩫ် (han), Ahom 𑜑𑜃𑜫 (han), Zhuang hanq. Compare Middle Chinese 雁 (MC ngaenH, “wild goose”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *haan (“goose”), Proto-Khmuic *haːn (“goose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haːn˧˥/

Noun

ᦠᦱᧃᧈ • (ḣaan¹) (classifier ᦷᦎ)

  1. goose

References

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