roegga

Zhuang

Etymology

From roeg (“bird”) + a morpheme from Proto-Tai *kaːᴬ (“crow”). The second part is cognate with Thai กา (gaa), Lao ກາ (kā), Lü ᦂᦱ (k̇aa), Shan ၵႃ (kǎa), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣ (kaa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɣok˧ ka˨˦/
• Tone numbers: roeg⁸ga¹
• Hyphenation: roeg‧ga

Noun

roegga (Sawndip form 𮬭𱈡, 1957–1982 spelling rɵgga)

1. crow; raven

Related terms

• roeggacak