ငိုၼ်း

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Shan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ŋɯn˥/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɯn

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (“silver”), from Old Chinese 銀 (OC *ŋrɯn). Cognate with Thai เงิน (ngən), Lao ເງິນ (ngœn), Northern Thai ᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪷꪙ, Phake ငိုꩫ် (ṅün), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün), Zhuang ngaenz.

Noun[edit]

ငိုၼ်း • (ngúen)

  1. silver
  2. money

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

ငိုၼ်း • (ngúen) (abstract noun လွင်ႈငိုၼ်း)

  1. to stretch forth (as the neck)

References[edit]

  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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