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Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *mwɯːᴬ (“hand”).[1] The /-ŋ/ in Zhuang resulted from a sporadic nasalization.[2] Most Northern Tai dialects show a final nasal.[3]
Cognate with Lao ມື (mư̄), Thai มือ (mʉʉ), dialectal Zhuang mwz, Bouyei fengz.
Pronunciation
Noun
fwngz (Sawndip forms ⿰手逢[4] or 摓[4] or 㐿[4] or 抙[4] or 逢[4] or ⿰𧾷手[4] or 𢪘[4] or 𢪖[4], 1957–1982 spelling fɯŋƨ)
- hand
- Synonym: (dialectal) mwz
Derived terms
Adjective
fwngz (Sawndip forms ⿰手逢[4] or 摓[4] or 㐿[4] or 抙[4] or 逢[4] or ⿰𧾷手[4] or 𢪘[4] or 𢪖[4], 1957–1982 spelling fɯŋƨ)
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Classifier
fwngz (Sawndip forms ⿰手逢[4] or 摓[4] or 㐿[4] or 抙[4] or 逢[4] or ⿰𧾷手[4] or 𢪘[4] or 𢪖[4], 1957–1982 spelling fɯŋƨ)
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References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai, Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 324
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai, Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 362
- ^ Li, Fang Kuei (1977) A Handbook of Comparative Tai, University of Hawaii Press, page 74
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN