ᦚᦻ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *hwaːjᴬ (“dam”). Cognate with Thai ฝาย (fǎai), Northern Thai ᨺᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຝາຍ (fāi), Shan ၽၢႆ (phǎai) or ၾၢႆ (fǎai), Bouyei waail, Zhuang fai.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faːj˥/

Noun

ᦚᦻ • (ḟaay)

  1. dam; weir

References
  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦚᦻ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International
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