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Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (“snake”). Cognate with Thai งู (nguu), Northern Thai ᨦᩪ, Lao ງູ (ngū), Lü ᦇᦴ (nguu), Tai Dam ꪉꪴ, Shan ငူး (ngúu), Tai Nüa ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü), Ahom 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū), Bouyei ngeaz, Zhuang ngwz, Nong Zhuang nguz, Saek งั๊ว.
Pronunciation
Noun
ngù (蜈)
- snake
References
- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Noun
ngù
- tassel
- (dialectal) a piece of wood or ivory bolted onto a clog to keep the big toe and second toe apart
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