ᦎᦱ

Lü

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taː˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (“eye”). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ, Lao ຕາ (tā), Tai Dam ꪔꪱ, Shan တႃ (tǎa), Aiton တႃ (tā), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta) or 𑜄𑜡 (tā), Bouyei dal, Zhuang da. Compare Old Chinese 睹 (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

Noun

ᦎᦱ • (ṫaa) (classifier ᦐᦽᧈ or ᦃᦱᧂᧉ)

1. eye.

Derived terms

• ᦎᦱᦞᧃ (ṫaavan, “sun”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *taːᴬ (“maternal grandfather”). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Lao ຕາ (tā), Shan တႃ (tǎa), Bouyei dal, Zhuang da.

Noun

ᦎᦱ • (ṫaa)

1. maternal grandfather.