ᦗᦲᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *biːᴮ (“older sibling”). Cognate with Thai พี่ (pîi), Northern Thai ᨻᩦ᩵, Lao ພີ່ (phī), Shan ပီႈ (pīi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang beix, Bouyei bix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piː˧/

Noun

ᦗᦲᧈ • (pii¹) (Tai Tham spelling ᨻᩦ᩵)

1. elder sibling

References

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