ᦋᦹᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟɤːᴮ (“name”), from Early Middle Chinese 字 (MC dziH, “courtesy name”).

Cognate with Thai ชื่อ (chʉ̂ʉ), Northern Thai ᨩᩨ᩵, Isan ซื่อ, Lao ຊື່ (sư̄), Shan ၸိုဝ်ႈ (tsūe), Ahom 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (chüw) or 𑜋𑜥 (chū), Zhuang coh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɯː˧/

Noun

ᦋᦹᧈ • (tsue¹) (classifier ᦋᦹᧈ or ᦵᦋᦲᧉ)

  1. name

Classifier

ᦋᦹᧈ • (tsue¹)

  1. Classifier for names.

References

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