nyungz

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɲuŋᴬ (“mosquito”). Cognate with Thai ยุง (yung), Northern Thai ᨿᩩᨦ (nyung), Lao ຍຸງ (nyung), Lü ᦍᦳᧂ (yung), Shan ယုင်း (yúng), Aiton ယုင် (yuṅ), Ahom 𑜐𑜤𑜂𑜫 (ñuṅ), Saek ญุ๊ง.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɲuŋ˧˩/
• Tone numbers: nyung²
• Hyphenation: nyungz

Noun

nyungz (1957–1982 spelling nyuŋƨ)

1. mosquito