ຍຸງ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຍູງ (nyūng)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲu᷄ŋ/

Noun

ຍຸງ • (nyung)

1. mosquito

Derived terms

• ໄຂ້ຍຸງ (khai nyung)

See also

• ກົ້ນໂລ່ງ (kon lōng)
• ມະກະສະ (ma ka sa)