ᦊᦱ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ˀjɯəᴬ (“medicine”). Cognate with Thai ยา (yaa), Northern Thai ᩀᩣ, Lao ຢາ (yā), Tai Dam ꪤꪱ, Shan ယႃ (yǎa), Bouyei iel. Zhuang yw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː˥/

Noun

ᦊᦱ • (ẏaa)

1. medicine
2. tobacco

   ᦶᦎᧆ ᦊᦱ

   ṫaed ẏaa

   to quit smoking

Verb

ᦊᦱ • (ẏaa) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦊᦱ)

1. (transitive) to cure; to heal

References

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