ndaeng

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴬ (“nose”). Cognate with Thai ดัง (dang) or ดั้ง (dâng), Northern Thai ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ, Lao ດັງ (dang), Lü ᦡᧂ (ḋang), Shan လင်/ၼင် (lǎng/nǎng) (as in ၶူႈလင်/ၶူႈၼင် (khūu lǎng/khūu nǎng)), Tai Nüa ᥘᥒ (lang), Aiton ဒင် (daṅ) or ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜓𑜂𑜫 (daṅ) or 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ), Bouyei ndangl. Compare also Proto-Austronesian *ujuŋ (“nose”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗaŋ˨˦/

Tone numbers: ndaeng¹

Hyphenation: ndaeng

Noun

ndaeng (Sawndip form 登, 1957–1982 spelling ƌəŋ)

nose

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