ᦦᦱᧆ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kwaːtᴰ, from Old Chinese 刮 (OC *kroːd, “to wipe; to sweep”). Cognate with Thai กวาด (gwàat), Lao ກວາດ (kuāt), Shan ၵႂၢတ်ႇ (kwàat), Ahom 𑜀𑜄𑜫 (kat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷaːt̚˧˥/

Verb

ᦦᦱᧆ • (k̇waad) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦦᦱᧆ)

1. to sweep.

References

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