ndwencieng

Zhuang

Etymology

From ndwen (“moon; month”) +‎ cieng (“first month of the Chinese lunar calendar; Chinese New Year”), calque of Chinese 正月 (MC tsyeng ngjwot, “the first month (of the Chinese lunar calendar)”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗɯːn˨˦ ɕiːŋ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: ndwen¹cieng¹
• Hyphenation: ndwen‧cieng

Noun

ndwencieng (1957–1982 spelling ƌɯencieŋ)

1. The first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese calendar months) ndwencieng, ndwenngeih, ndwensam, ndwenseiq, ndwenngux, ndwenloeg, ndwencaet, ndwenbet, ndwengouj, ndwencib, ndwen'it, ndwenlab ^{(Category: za:Chinese months)}