ᦡᦳᧆᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀduːtᴰ¹ᴸ (“to suck”). Cognate with Thai ดูด (dùut), Lao ດູດ (dūt), Shan လုတ်ႇ (lùt) and ႁုတ်ႇ (hùt), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥖᥴ (lút), Phake ꩫ︀ုတ︀် (nut, “to smoke”) and ꩭုတ︀် (hut, “to suck”), Ahom 𑜓𑜤𑜄𑜫 (dut), Nong Zhuang ndut or ndit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːt̚˧˥/

Verb

ᦡᦳᧆᧈ • (ḋud¹) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦡᦳᧆᧈ)

1. to suck.