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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ɗwɯːᴬ (“navel”). Cognate with Shan လီ (lǐi) (as in သၢႆလီ (sǎai lǐi)), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤ (li) (as in ᥔᥣᥭᥴᥘᥤ (sáayli)), Zhuang ndw. Compare Proto-Hlai *Cuɾɯː (“navel”), Proto-Austronesian *puja ~ *pujek (“navel, umbilical cord”) (whence Paiwan pudek).
Noun
ดือ • (dʉʉ)
- (archaic, poetic) navel.
Usage notes
Usually used with สาย (sǎai) become สายดือ (sǎai-dʉʉ). And in modern days, it contracted into สะดือ (sà-dʉʉ).
Etymology 2
Corrupted from ดี (dii).
Adjective
ดือ • (dʉʉ)
- (colloquial, slang, humorous) Misspelling of ดี (dii).