lieng

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlɯəŋᴬ (“yellow”). Cognate with Thai เหลือง (lʉ̌ʉang), Lao ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦜᦲᧂ (l̇oeng), Shan လိူင် (lǒeng), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (lüṅ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /liːŋ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: lieng¹
• Hyphenation: lieng

Adjective

lieng (1957–1982 spelling lieŋ)

1. yellow.