ᦔᦴ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *puːᴬ¹ (“crab”), from Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (“crab”). Cognate with Thai ปู (bpuu), Lao ປູ (pū), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ, Shan ပူ (pǔu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū), Zhuang baeu, Bouyei baul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puː˥/

Noun

ᦔᦴ • (ṗuu) (classifier ᦷᦎ)

1. crab

   ᦓᧄᧉᦔᦴ

   nam²ṗuu

   crab paste

References

• Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦔᦴ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International