mwz

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mwɯːᴬ (“hand”). Cognate with Thai มือ (mʉʉ), Northern Thai ᨾᩨ, Lao ມື (mư̄), Lü ᦙᦹ (mue), Shan မိုဝ်း (múe), Aiton မိုဝ် (müw), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (müw), Saek มื๊อ. Compare also Proto-Austronesian *qalima (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /mɯ˧˩/
• Tone numbers: mw²
• Hyphenation: mwz

Noun

mwz (Sawndip forms 摩 or 𪎚, 1957–1982 spelling mɯƨ)

1. (dialectal) hand

Synonyms

• fwngz