ꪩꪺꪉ

Tai Dam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luə̯ŋ˥]
• Hyphenation: ꪩꪺꪉ
• Rhymes: -uə̯ŋ

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ລວງ (lūang), Northern Thai ᩃ᩠ᩅᨦ, Khün ᩃ᩠ᩅᨦ, Lü ᦷᦟᧂ (long).

Noun

ꪩꪺꪉ (ꞌluống)

1. side, dimension
2. direction

Prefix

ꪩꪺꪉ (ꞌluống)

1. a prefix that converts an adjective into an abstract noun.

   ꪩꪺꪉꪀꪫ꫁ꪱꪉ

   width

   ꪩꪺꪉꪎꪴꪉ

   height

   ꪩꪺꪉꪒꪲ

   good

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 龍 (MC ljowng, “dragon”). Cognate with Lao ລວງ (lūang), Northern Thai ᩃ᩠ᩅᨦ (“dragon”), Khün ᩃ᩠ᩅᨦ (“dragon”), Lü ᦷᦟᧂ (long, “dragon”), Tai Dón ꪩꪺꪉ (“dragon”).

Noun

ꪩꪺꪉ (ꞌluống)

1. dragon

References

• Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.

Tai Dón

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loŋ˦˦/

Noun

ꪩꪺꪉ (transliteration needed)

1. dragon

References

• Hudak, T. J. (2008). William J. Gedney’s comparative Tai source book. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.