ຍຸງ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຍູງ (nyūng)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɲuŋᴬ (“mosquito”). Cognate with Thai ยุง (yung), Northern Thai ᨿᩩᨦ (nyung), Lü ᦍᦳᧂ (yung), Shan ယုင်း (yúng), Tai Nüa ᥕᥧᥒᥰ (yüng), Aiton ယုင် (yuṅ), Ahom 𑜐𑜤𑜂𑜫 (ñuṅ), Zhuang nyungz, Nong Zhuang nyongz, Saek ญุ๊ง.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ɲuŋ˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ɲuŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຍຸງ
• Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

ຍຸງ • (nyung)

1. mosquito

Derived terms

• ໄຂ້ຍຸງ (khai nyung)

See also

• ກົ້ນໂລ່ງ (kon lōng)
• ມະກະສະ (ma ka sa)