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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰŋawꟲ (“central root”), from Old Chinese 藕 (OC *ŋoːʔ, “lotus root”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨦᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຫງົ້າ (ngao), Lü ᦄᧁᧉ (ṅgaw²), Shan ငဝ်ႈ (ngāo), Ahom 𑜂𑜧 (ṅaw), 𑜂𑜨𑜧 (ṅow), or 𑜂𑜧𑜈𑜫 (ṅaww); also compare Vietnamese ngó.
Pronunciation
Noun
เหง้า • (ngâo)
- ancestor, source, heritage.
- base or underground portion of a plant stem or tree trunk.
References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.