ᦃᦳᧃ

Lü

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xun˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *q.pɯlᴬ. Cognate with Thai ขน (kǒn), Lao ຂົນ (khon), Tai Dam ꪶꪄꪙ, Shan ၶူၼ် (khǔun), Aiton ၵ︀ုꩫ︀် (khun), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khun), Bouyei benl, Zhuang bwn, Nong Zhuang koan, Saek ปุ๋น.

Noun

ᦃᦳᧃ • (ẋun) (Tai Tham spelling ᨡᩩᩁ)

1. hair; fur.

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 君 (MC kjun). Cognate with Thai ขุน (kǔn), Northern Thai ᨡᩩᩁ, Lao ຂຸນ (khun), Shan ၶုၼ် (khǔn), Tai Nüa ᥑᥧᥢᥴ (xún), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khun).

Noun

ᦃᦳᧃ • (ẋun) (Tai Tham spelling ᨡᩩᩁ)

1. chief; lord.

See also

• ᦺᦘᧈ (phay¹, “commoner”)
• ᦑᦱᧁᧉ (taaw², “royal”)

Further reading

• Hanna, William J. (2019), “ᦃᦳᧃ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary, SIL International