ငႃး

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋaː˥/

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• Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

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

ငႃး • (ngáa)

1. sesame.

Etymology 2

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

ငႃး • (ngáa)

1. tusk; ivory.