From Proto-Tai *ʰnoːlᴬ (“worm”). Cognate with Thai หนอน (nɔ̌ɔn), Shan ၼွၼ် (nǎun), Tai Nüa ᥘᥩᥢᥴ (lóan) or ᥢᥩᥢᥴ (nóan), Tai Dam ꪘꪮꪙ, Bouyei noonl, Zhuang non, Nong Zhuang noan.
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