ᦶᦃᧃ

See also: ᦶᦧᧃ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *qeːnᴬ (“arm”). Cognate with Thai แขน (kɛ̌ɛn), Northern Thai ᨡᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lao ແຂນ (khǣn), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪙ, Shan ၶႅၼ် (khěn), Phake ၵ︀ိၺ︀် (khiñ), Ahom *𑜁𑜢𑜐𑜫 (*khiñ), Zhuang gen. Compare Proto-Kam-Sui *k-xiːn¹ (“arm”), Middle Chinese 肩 (MC ken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛn˥/

Noun

ᦶᦃᧃ • (ẋaen) (classifier ᦃᦸᧃ or ᦶᦃᧃ)

1. arm

References

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