ᦖᦲ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ. Cognate with Cognate with Thai หมี (mǐi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lao ໝີ (mī), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Shan မီ (mǐi), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī), Zhuang mui, Nong Zhuang mue, Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miː˥/

Noun

ᦖᦲ • (ṁii) (Tai Tham spelling ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, classifier ᦷᦎ)

  1. bear.

Derived terms
  • ᦖᦲᦖᦱ (ṁiiṁaa)
  • ᦖᦲᦡᦱᧁ (ṁiiḋaaw)
  • ᦖᦲᦡᧄ (ṁiiḋam)

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