ดือ

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ɗwɯːᴬ (navel). Cognate with Shan လီ (lǐi) (as in သၢႆလီ (sǎai lǐi)), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤ (li) (as in ᥔᥣᥭᥴᥘᥤ (sáayli)), Zhuang ndw. Compare Proto-Hlai *Cuɾɯː (navel), Proto-Austronesian *puja ~ *pujek (navel, umbilical cord) (whence Paiwan pudek).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicดือ
ɗ ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboondʉʉ
Royal Institutedue
(standard) IPA(key)/dɯː˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

ดือ (dʉʉ)

  1. (archaic, poetic) navel.

Usage notes[edit]

Usually used with สาย (sǎai) become สายดือ (sǎai-dʉʉ). And in modern days, it contracted into สะดือ (sà-dʉʉ).