ngwz

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (“snake”). Cognate with Thai งู (nguu), Northern Thai ᨦᩪ, Lao ງູ (ngū), Lü ᦇᦴ (nguu), Tai Dam ꪉꪴ, Shan ငူး (ngúu), Tai Nüa ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü), Ahom 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū), Saek งั๊ว.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ŋɯ˧˩/
• Tone numbers: ngw²
• Hyphenation: ngwz

Noun

ngwz (1957–1982 spelling ŋɯƨ)

1. snake

Derived terms

• ngwzboengz
• ngwzcienz
• ngwzfeiz
• ngwzgapdan
• ngwzgapndoengj
• ngwzgvej
• ngwzheu
• ngwzsonggyaeuj