ᦣᧅ

Lü

Etymology

From a Mon-Khmer language; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *r[a]k (“to love; beloved, dear”). Cognate with Thai รัก (rák), Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Isan ฮัก, Lao ຮັກ (hak), Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k), Tai Nüa ᥞᥐ (hak). Outside Tai-Kadai, cognate with Khmer រាក់ (rĕək, “friendly, cordial, pleasant; intimate, affectionate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hak̚˧/

Verb

ᦣᧅ • (hak) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦣᧅ)

  1. love
    ᦅᦳᧃ ᦣᧅ ᦂᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦘᦱᧅ ᦂᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦑᧅ
    kun hak k̇an ni phaak k̇an koa² tok
    As for people who love each other, if they are separated, they will be sad.

Synonyms
  • ᦶᦗᧂ (paeng)
  • ᦣᧅᦶᦗᧂ (hakpaeng)
  • ᦣᧅᦶᦗᧂᦶᦚᧂᦺᦚᧈ (hakpaengḟaengḟay¹)
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