From Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ (“red”). Cognate with Zhuang nding, Thai แดง (dɛɛng), Northern Thai ᨯᩯ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແດງ (dǣng), Lü ᦶᦡᧂ (ḋaeng), Shan လႅင် (lěng), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜂𑜫 (diṅ) or 𑜃𑜢𑜂𑜫 (niṅ), Saek รี๋ง.
ndingl (Bouyei character ⿺色并)