ᦡᦲ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗɤjᴬ (“good”).

Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Northern Thai ᨯᩦ (di), Lao ດີ (dī), Shan လီ (lǐi), Tai Dam ꪒꪲ, Tai Dón ꪒꪲ, Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dī), 𑜃𑜣 (nī) or 𑜑𑜣 (hī), Bouyei ndil, Zhuang ndei, Tày đây.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diː˥/

Adjective

ᦡᦲ • (ḋii) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦡᦲ)

  1. good
    Antonym: ᦣᦻᧉ (haay²)

Derived terms

References

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