英和和英

語源

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 傈僳 (Lìsù), 𤠫𤢂, etc.

発音

• IPA: /ˈliːˌsuː/

名詞

Lisu (plural Lisus or Lisu)

1. A member of a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the mountainous regions of Yunnan (southwestern China), Arunachal Pradesh (northeastern India), northern Myanmar and Thailand.
   • 2011, Terry Miller, Sean Williams, The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music, page 303:

     There are more than a hundred such groups, including the Karen of Thailand and Burma; the Kachin in Burma; the Akha, the Lahu, and the Lisu in Thailand; the Hmong, the Kmhmu, and the Yao in Laos; and the Nùng and the Lati in Vietnam.

固有名詞

Lisu

1. A Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lisu people.

形容詞

Lisu (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Lisu people or Lisu language.

参考

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lisu terms
• Ethnologue entry for Lisu, lis ⁠

Further reading

• “Lisu”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

アナグラム

• Lius, Luis, ULSI