ᦌᦻ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴ (“sand”), from Proto-Tai *zwɯəjᴬ (“sand”), from Old Chinese 沙 (OC *sraːl, *sraːls, “sand”).

Cognate with Thai ทราย (saai), Northern Thai ᨪᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), Khün ᨪᩣ᩠ᨿ, Shan သၢႆး (sáai), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥭᥰ (säay), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say) or 𑜏𑜩𑜤 (sayu), Zhuang saiz, Nong Zhuang saiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːj˥˩/

Noun

ᦌᦻ • (saay)

1. sand

References

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