From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲiŋᴬ (“woman”). Cognate with Thai หญิง (yǐng), Northern Thai ᨬᩥ᩠ᨦ or ᨿᩥ᩠ᨦ, Isan ญิง, Lao ຍິງ (nying), Lü ᦍᦲᧂ (yiing), Shan ယိင်း (yíng), Ahom 𑜐𑜢𑜂𑜫 (ñiṅ).
ᥕᥤᥒᥰ (yïng) (1963 orthography ᥕᥤᥒ̈)