Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *ʰnoːlᴬ (“worm”). Cognate with Thai หนอน (nɔ̌ɔn), Shan ၼွၼ် (nǎun), Tai Nüa ᥘᥩᥢᥴ (lóan) or ᥢᥩᥢᥴ (nóan), Tai Dam ꪘꪮꪙ, Bouyei noonl, Zhuang non, Nong Zhuang noan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nɔːn˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nɔːn˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ໜອນ
- Rhymes: -ɔːn
ໜອນ • (nǭn) (classifier ໂຕ)
- larva of insect.
- worm