ᦃᦱᧁᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰaːwᴮ¹ (“news”). Cognate with Thai ข่าว (kàao), Northern Thai ᨡ᩵ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຂ່າວ (khāo), Tai Dam ꪄ꪿ꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ်ႇ (khàao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥱ (xǎaw), Phake ၵ︀ွ် (khaw), Ahom *𑜁𑜨𑜧 (*khow), Zuojiang Zhuang hauq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaːw˧˥/

Noun

ᦃᦱᧁᧈ • (ẋaaw¹) (classifier ᦆᦱᧁᧈ)

1. news