ᩃ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨦ

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ (“to raise”), from Old Chinese 養 (OC *laŋʔ, “to nourish”). Cognate with Thai เลี้ยง (líiang), Lao ລ້ຽງ (līang), Lü ᦵᦟᧂᧉ (leng²), Shan လဵင်ႉ (lâ̰eng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥒᥳ (lėng), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᩃ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨦ
Phonemicเลี้ยง
e l ī ˆ y ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlíiang
Royal Instituteliang
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/lia̯ŋ˦˥/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/lia̯ŋ˥˥˧/

Verb

ᩃ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨦ • (líiang) (abstract noun ᨠᩣ᩠ᩁᩃ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨦ)

  1. to feed This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 2017, Wycliffe Bible Translators, พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ [New Testament], →ISBN, page 82:
      พระเยซูเลี้ยงห้าปันคน
      Phrá Yeesuu liíang ha᷇a pan khon.
      Jesus feeds five thousand people.
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