ᦐᦳᧄᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰnumᴮ¹ (“young”). Cognate with Thai หนุ่ม (nùm), Lao ໜຸ່ມ (num), Shan ၼုမ်ႇ (nùm), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥛᥱ (lǔm) or ᥢᥧᥛᥱ (nǔm), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜉𑜫 (num). Compare Javanese nom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /num˧˥/

Noun

ᦐᦳᧄᧈ • (ṅum¹)

1. youngster

Adjective

ᦐᦳᧄᧈ • (ṅum¹) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦐᦳᧄᧈ)

1. young

See also

• ᦀᦸᧃᧈ (˙ʼoan¹)

References

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