ᦶᦙᧈᦵᦜᧅ

Lü

Etymology

ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹, “mother”) +‎ ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek, “iron”). Compare Thai แม่เหล็ก (mɛ̂ɛ-lèk), Lao ແມ່ເຫຼັກ (mǣ lek), ແມ່ເຫລັກ (mǣ lek).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛː˧.lek̚˧˥/

Noun

ᦶᦙᧈᦵᦜᧅ • (mae¹l̇ek)

magnet

References

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

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