ຍຸງ

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Lao[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ɲuŋᴬ (“mosquito”). Cognate with Thai ยุง (yung), Northern Thai ᨿᩩᨦ (nyung), Lü ᦍᦳᧂ (yung), Shan ယုင်း (yúng), Tai Nüa ᥕᥧᥒᥰ (yüng), Aiton ယုင် (yuṅ), Ahom 𑜐𑜤𑜂𑜫 (ñuṅ), Zhuang nyungz, Nong Zhuang nyongz, Saek ญุ๊ง.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ɲuŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ɲuŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຍຸງ
  • Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun[edit]

ຍຸງ • (nyung)

  1. mosquito

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

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