ᦖᦸᧅᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːkᴰᴸ¹ (“fog; mist”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmoːkᴰ (“fog; mist”), from Old Chinese 霧 (OC *moɡs, *moːŋ, “fog; mist”).[1] Cognate with Thai หมอก (mɔ̀ɔk), Lao ໝອກ (mǭk), Tai Nüa ᥛᥩᥐᥱ (mǒak), Shan မွၵ်ႇ (màuk), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜀𑜫 (mok), Zhuang mok, Nong Zhuang moag or mog, Saek ม̄อก.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔːk̚˧˥/

Noun

ᦖᦸᧅᧈ • (ṁoak¹)

  1. mist; fog

Derived terms

Classifier

ᦖᦸᧅᧈ • (ṁoak¹)

  1. Classifier for clouds.

References
  1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦖᦸᧅᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International
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