ᦔᦲ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *piːᴬ¹ (“year”), from Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”). Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lao ປີ (pī), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang bi, Bouyei bil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piː˥/

Noun

ᦔᦲ • (ṗii) (Tai Tham spelling ᨸᩦ)

1. year

References

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