daengngoenz

Zhuang

Etymology

From daeng (“light”) +‎ ngoenz (“day; daytime”). Cognate with Bouyei danglngonz.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /taŋ˨˦ ŋon˧˩/
• Tone numbers: daeng¹ngoen²
• Hyphenation: daeng‧ngoenz

Noun

daengngoenz (1957–1982 spelling dəŋŋɵnƨ)

1. sun (the star around which the Earth revolves)

Synonyms

• (dialectal) gyangjngoenz, da'ngoenz, havaenz, gyangngoenz