ᦔᦳᧂᧈ

Lü

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puŋ˧˥/

Etymology 1

Compare Middle Chinese 丰 (MC pʰɨoŋ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩫ᩠᩵ᨦ, Isan ป่ง, Lao ປົ່ງ (pong), Khün ᨸᩫ᩠᩵ᨦ, Shan ပူင်ႇ (pùung).

Verb

ᦔᦳᧂᧈ • (ṗung¹) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦔᦳᧂᧈ)

to bloom; to bud; to sprout.
ᦔᦳᧂᧈ ᦍᦸᧆ ᦺᦢ ᦵᦃᧁ
ṗung¹ yoad ḃay ẋew
It sprouted green leaves.

Etymology 2

From Burmese ပုံ (pum, “shape; picture”).

Cognate with Shan ပုင်ႇ (pùng) or ပုမ်ႇ (pùm), Tai Nüa ᥙᥧᥛᥱ (pǔm).

Noun

ᦔᦳᧂᧈ • (ṗung¹) (classifier ᦢᦲᧃᧉ or ᦶᦕᧃᧈ)

picture; chart; diagram.

References

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

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