ᦕᧁ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰawᴬ¹ (“to burn (tr.)”), from Proto-Tai *prawᴬ (“to burn (tr.)”). Compare Middle Chinese 炮 (MC baew, “to roast; to burn”). Cognate with Thai เผา (pǎo), Northern Thai ᨹᩮᩢᩣ, Khün ᨹᩮᩢᩣ, Isan เผา, Lao ເຜົາ (phao), Shan ၽဝ် (phǎo), Tai Dam ꪹꪠꪱ (faw1), Tai Dón ꪹꪞꪱ (phaw1), Tai Daeng ꪹꪠꪱ (faw1), Tai Nüa ᥚᥝᥴ (pháw), Ahom 𑜇𑜧 (phaw), Southern Thai เพ่า, Zhuang byaeu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰaw˥/

Verb

ᦕᧁ • (ṗhaw) (Tai Tham spelling ᨹᩮᩢᩣ, abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦕᧁ)

  1. (transitive) to burn
  2. (transitive) to roast
  3. (transitive) to fire; to forge
  4. to cremate; to incinerate

References

  • Hanna, William J. (2019), “ᦕᧁ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary, SIL International
  • 西双版纳傣族自治州人民政府 (Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture People's Government) (2002), 傣汉词典 [Dai-Chinese Dictionary], Yunnan: 云南民族出版社, →ISBN, page 171
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