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Bouyei
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ລີງ (līng), Lü ᦟᦲᧂ (liing), Tai Dam ꪩꪲꪉ, Tai Dón ꪩꪲꪉ, Shan လိင်း (líng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥒᥰ (lïng), Khamti လိင်း, Phake လိင် (liṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ), Zhuang lingz, Saek ลิ๊ง.
Noun
lingz
- monkey
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Chinese 零 (MC leng).
Numeral
lingz
- zero
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Chinese 靈 (MC leng).
Adjective
lingz
- effective
- (of a prediction) accurate
Zhuang
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ລີງ (līng), Lü ᦟᦲᧂ (liing), Tai Dam ꪩꪲꪉ, Tai Dón ꪩꪲꪉ, Shan လိင်း (líng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥒᥰ (lïng), Khamti လိင်း, Phake လိင် (liṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ), Bouyei lingz, Saek ลิ๊ง.
Noun
lingz (Sawndip forms 𬌴 or 狑, 1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)
- monkey
- Synonym: (dialectal) maxlaeuz
Etymology 2
From Chinese 零 (MC leng).
Numeral
lingz (Sawndip forms 𭝋 or 〇, 1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)
- zero
bak lingz sam- one hundred and three
Adverb
lingz (Sawndip form 𭝋, 1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)
- a bit over (a whole number); -plus
ngeih cib lingz bi- twenty-something years
Etymology 3
From Chinese 鈴 (MC leng).
Noun
lingz (1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)
- bell
Etymology 4
From Chinese 靈 (MC leng).
Adjective
lingz (1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)
- clever; bright; sharp; smart
- effective
- (of a prediction) accurate