ᦔᦲᧅᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *piːkᴰ (“wing”). Cognate with Thai ปีก (bpìik), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ᩠ᨠ, Lao ປີກ (pīk), Tai Dam ꪜꪲꪀ, Shan ပိၵ်ႇ (pìk), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤᥐᥴ (pík), Aiton ပိက် (pik), Khamti ပိက်, Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜀𑜫 (pik). Compare Proto-Be *ɓiːkᴰ¹, Proto-Hlai *pʰiːk (“wing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piːk̚˧˥/

Noun

ᦔᦲᧅᧈ • (ṗiik¹) (classifier ᦃᦸᧃ or ᦔᦲᧅᧈ)

  1. wing (e.g. of a bird)

Derived terms
  • ᦔᦲᧅᧈᦔᦱ (ṗiik¹ṗaa, “fish-fin”)

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