ᦝᦱᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *vaːꟲ (“sky; weather”). Cognate with Thai ฟ้า (fáa), Northern Thai ᨼ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຟ້າ (fā), Shan ၽႃႉ (phâ̰a) or ၾႃႉ (fâ̰a), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā) or 𑜇𑜞𑜠 (phra), Zhuang fax.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faː˩/

Noun

ᦝᦱᧉ • (faa²) (Tai Tham spelling ᨼ᩶ᩣ)

  1. sky

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