ᦖᦸᧃ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːnᴬ¹ (“cushion; pillow”). Cognate with Thai หมอน (mɔ̌ɔn), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩬᩁ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨾᩬᩁ, Lao ໝອນ (mǭn), Tai Dam ꪢꪮꪙ, Shan မွၼ် (mǎun), Phake မွꩫ် (mon), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜃𑜫 (mon), Nong Zhuang moan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔn˥/

Noun

ᦖᦸᧃ • (ṁoan) (Tai Tham spelling ᩉ᩠ᨾᩬᩁ, classifier ᦐᦽᧈ)

1. pillow; cushion

References

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