ᦔᦴᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *pɯwᴮ (“paternal grandfather”). Cognate with Thai ปู่ (bpùu), Lao ປູ່ (pū), Shan ပူႇ (pùu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū), Bouyei baus, Nong Zhuang buq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puː˧˥/

Noun

ᦔᦴᧈ • (ṗuu¹) (classifier ᦅᦳᧃ)

1. paternal grandfather

References

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