ᦡᦲ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗɤjᴬ (“good”).

Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Northern Thai ᨯᩦ (di), Lao ດີ (dī), Shan လီ (lǐi), Tai Dam ꪒꪲ, Tai Dón ꪒꪲ, Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dī), 𑜃𑜣 (nī) or 𑜑𑜣 (hī), Bouyei ndil, Zhuang ndei, Tày đây.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diː˥/

Adjective

ᦡᦲ • (ḋii) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦡᦲ)

good
Antonym: ᦣᦻᧉ (haay²)

Derived terms

ᦺᦈᦡᦲ (ṫsayḋii)
ᦍᦲᧃᦡᦲ (yiinḋii)
ᦡᦲᦡᦳᧄ (ḋiiḋum)

References

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

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