nyaen

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *C-ɲaːn (“moon; month”), from Pre-Hlai *C-ɲaːn (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /ɲaːn˥˧/

Noun

nyaen

1. moon
2. month

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲelᴬ (“civet”). Cognate with Thai อีเห็น (ii-hěn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɲan˨˦/
• Tone numbers: nyaen¹
• Hyphenation: nyaen

Noun

nyaen (Sawndip forms 𭸑 or 𤠶 or 𤝱 or 𰡒 or ⿰犭印 or ⿰犭⿱里⿰里里 or ⿰犭永 or 𬍅, 1957–1982 spelling nyən)

1. raccoon dog

   Synonym: (dialectal) hin

2. wild animal

Derived terms

• dwknyaen
• nyaengoujganq
• nyaencaetganq
• nyaenfuengz
• nyaenhaz
• nyaenhanj
• nyaenma
• nyaenmak
• nyaenmeuz
• nyaennguxduenh
• nyaennguxganq