ᦀᦱᧃᧈ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːnᴮ (“to recite”). Cognate with Thai อ่าน (àan), Northern Thai ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ອ່ານ (ʼān), Tai Dam ꪮ꪿ꪱꪙ, Shan ဢၢၼ်ႇ (ʼàan), Ahom 𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan), Tày án. Compare Khmer អាន (ʼaan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːn˧˥/

Verb

ᦀᦱᧃᧈ • (˙ʼaan¹) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦀᦱᧃᧈ)

1. (transitive) to read
2. (transitive) to count

Synonyms

• (to count): ᦓᧇ (nab)

Derived terms

• ᦀᦱᧃᧈᦵᦉᧂ (˙ʼaan¹ṡeng)

References

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