ᦣᧅ

Lü

Etymology

From a Mon-Khmer language; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *r[a]k (“to love; beloved, dear”). Cognate with Thai รัก (rák), Northern Thai ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ, Isan ฮัก, Lao ຮັກ (hak), Shan ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k), Tai Nüa ᥞᥐᥳ (hak5). Outside Tai-Kadai, cognate with Khmer រាក់ (rĕək, “friendly, cordial, pleasant; intimate, affectionate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hak̚˧/

Verb

ᦣᧅ (hak) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦣᧅ)

  1. love
    ᦅᦳᧃ ᦣᧅ ᦂᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦘᦱᧅ ᦂᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦑᧅ
    kun hak k̇an ni phaak k̇an koa2 tok
    As for people who love each other, if they are separated, they will be sad.

Synonyms

  • ᦶᦗᧂ (paeng)
  • ᦣᧅᦶᦗᧂ (hakpaeng)
  • ᦣᧅᦶᦗᧂᦶᦚᧂᦺᦚᧈ (hakpaengḟaengḟay1)
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