ᦋᧁᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːwꟲ (“early morning”). Compare Middle Chinese 早 (MC tsawX, “morning, early”). Cognate with Thai เช้า (cháao), Lao ເຊົ້າ (sao), Shan ၸဝ်ႉ (tsâ̰o), Ahom 𑜋𑜈𑜫 (chaw), 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow) or 𑜋𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (choww), Zhuang caeux. Compare Vietnamese chào.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡saw˩/

Noun

ᦋᧁᧉ • (tsaw²)

1. morning

   Synonym: ᦺᦐ (ṅay)

Related terms

• ᦇᦻ (ngaay)
• ᦧᦻ (ẋwaay)

Adjective

ᦋᧁᧉ • (tsaw²) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦋᧁᧉ)

1. early

Further reading

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