ᦵᦄᦲᧅ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰŋɯəkᴰ (“gum; gill”), from Proto-Tai *ʰŋɯəkᴰ (“gum; gill”), from Old Chinese 顎 (OC *ŋaːɡ, “jaw”).[1]

Cognate with Thai เหงือก (ngʉ̀ʉak), Lao ເຫງືອກ (ngư̄ak), Shan ႁိူၵ်ႇ (hòek), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (kük), Khün ᩉᩮᩥ᩠ᨦᨠ, Northern Thai ᩉᩮᩥᩬ᩠ᨦᨠ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ŋɤk̚˧˥/

Noun

ᦵᦄᦲᧅ • (ṅgoek)

  1. (anatomy) gums (flesh around teeth)

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 ᦵᦄᦲᧅ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International
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