တိူၵ်ႇလိူၼ်

Shan

Etymology

From တိူၵ်ႇ (tòek, “parasitic worm”) + (လိူၼ် (lǒen), from Proto-Tai *t.nɯəlᴬ (“earthworm”)). Cognate with Thai ไส้เดือน (sâi-dʉʉan), Lao ໃສ້ເດືອນ (sai dư̄an) or ກະເດືອນ (ka dư̄an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɤk̚˩.lɤn˨˦/
• Rhymes: -ɤn

Noun

တိူၵ်ႇလိူၼ် • (tòek lǒen)

1. earthworm.