ငႃး

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Shan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥰ (ngäa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa). Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngal (“sesame”), Proto-Hlai *hŋɯː (“sesame”). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (“sesame”) (whence Tagalog linga) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)).

Noun[edit]

ငႃး • (ngáa)

  1. sesame.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (“tusk; ivory”), from Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ngae, “tooth; tusk”).

Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), Bouyei ngaz, Zhuang nyaz.

Noun[edit]

ငႃး • (ngáa)

  1. tusk; ivory.
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