ꓪꓴꓸ

Lisu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-pu (“head”). Cognate with Nuosu ꀑ (o), Nuosu ꀍ (uo), Burmese ဦး (u:).

Noun

ꓪꓴꓸ (wú)

  1. head
  2. top
  3. beginning
Usage notes

Used as a noun prefix. The term is a bound lemma, being used as both a prefix and a suffix.

Derived terms
  • ꓡꓳꓹ ꓪꓴꓸ (lǒ wú)
  • ꓪꓴꓸ ꓐꓶꓽ (wú bɯ̀)
  • ꓪꓴꓸ ꓑꓶꓸ (wú pɯ́)
  • ꓪꓴꓸ ꓒꓬꓱꓽ (wú pʰjø̀)
  • ꓪꓴꓸ ꓓꓵꓺ (wú dy̱)
  • ꓪꓴꓸ ꓠꓶꓸ (wú nɯ́)

Etymology 2

Noun

ꓪꓴꓸ (wú)

  1. frog
Usage notes

Used as a noun prefix. The term is a bound lemma, being used only as a prefix.

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