ᦣᧁ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *rawᴬ (“first person plural pronoun”). Cognate with Thai เรา (rao), Northern Thai ᩁᩮᩢᩣ, Isan เฮา, Lao ເຮົາ (hao), Tai Dam ꪹꪭꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥞᥝᥰ (häw), Shan ႁဝ်း (háo), Ahom 𑜍𑜧 (raw), 𑜍𑜈𑜫 (raw) or 𑜍𑜧𑜈𑜫 (raww), Bouyei rauz, Zhuang raeuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haw˥˩/

Pronoun

ᦣᧁ • (haw)

1. we, us.

   ᦣᧁ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦣᧂᧈᦙᦲ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ

   haw xay¹ hang¹mii ṁoen poen¹

   We want to be rich like others.