From Proto-Tai *naŋᴮ (“to sit”). Cognate with Thai นั่ง (nâng), Northern Thai ᨶᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ນັ່ງ (nang), Lü ᦓᧂᧈ (nang¹), Shan ၼင်ႈ (nāng), Aiton ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ), Zhuang naengh, Saek หนั้ง.
ꪙꪰ꪿ꪉ (transliteration needed)