ᩃᩣ

Lü

Alternative forms

ᦟᦱ (laa)

Etymology

Compare Middle Chinese 驢 (MC ljo, “donkey”). Cognate with Thai ลา (laa), Lao ລາ (lā), Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Shan လႃး (láa), Khmer លា (liə).

Noun

ᩃᩣ • (laa)

donkey.

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

ลา

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᩃᩣ
Phonemic		ลา l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	laa
	Royal Institute	la
(Chiang Mai) IPA^(key)		/laː˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA^(key)		/laː˧˧˦/

Etymology 1

Compare Middle Chinese 驢 (ljo). Cognate with Thai ลา (laa), Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa), Shan လႃး (láa), Khmer លា (liə).

Noun

ᩃᩣ • (transliteration needed) (classifier ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫ)

donkey.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai ลา (laa), Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa), Khmer លា (liə).

Verb

ᩃᩣ • (transliteration needed) (abstract noun ᨠᩣ᩠ᩁᩃᩣ)

to take one's leave, say goodbye.