ᦢᦸᧈ

Lü

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *ɓoːᴮ. Cognate with Thai บ่อ (bɔ̀ɔ), Northern Thai ᨷᩬᩴ᩵, Lao ບໍ່ (bǭ), Tai Dón ꪚꪮꫀ, Shan မေႃႇ (màu) or ဝေႃႇ (wàu), Tai Nüa ᥛᥨᥝᥱ (mǒw), Phake မ︀ေ︀ႃ (mō), Ahom 𑜈𑜦𑜨𑜡 (beoā) or 𑜉𑜦𑜨𑜡 (meoā), Zhuang mboq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔː˧˥/

Noun

ᦢᦸᧈ • (ḃoa¹)

1. well (hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas, salt, coal or mineral)

Classifier

ᦢᦸᧈ • (ḃoa¹)

1. used for wells.

References

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