ᦅᦳᧃ

Lü

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kun˥˩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɢwɯnᴬ (“human; person”). Cognate with Thai คน (kon), Northern Thai ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຄົນ (khon), Shan ၵူၼ်း (kúun), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥢᥰ (kön), Tai Dam ꪶꪁꪙ, Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜃𑜫 (kun), Bouyei wenz, Zhuang vunz.

Noun

ᦅᦳᧃ • (kun)

1. person

Adjective

ᦅᦳᧃ • (kun) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦅᦳᧃ)

1. alive; living

Classifier

ᦅᦳᧃ • (kun)

1. Classifier for people.

Etymology 2

From Pali guṇa (“cord; fibre; quality”) or from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “quality, feature, attribute; merit, virtue; etc”). Cognate with Thai คุณ (kun), Lao ຄຸນ (khun), Shan ၵုင်ႇ (kùng), Khmer គុណ (kun), Old Javanese guṇa.

Noun

ᦅᦳᧃ • (kun)

1. favour; gratitude

Etymology 3

Cognate to Thai คูณ (kuun), Lao ຄູນ (khūn), Shan ၵုၼ်း (kún). Compare Khmer គុណ (kun).

Verb

ᦅᦳᧃ • (kun) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦅᦳᧃ)

1. (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply

References

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