nyaen

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Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *C-ɲaːn (“moon; month”), from Pre-Hlai *C-ɲaːn (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

Noun

nyaen

  1. moon
  2. month

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲelᴬ (“civet cat”).

In Central Tai, cognate with Tày hên.

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Thai เห็น (hěn), Isan เหง็น, Lao ເຫງັນ (ngen) or ເຫັນ (hen), Lü ᦠᦲᧃ (ḣiin), Tai Dam ꪹꪐꪸꪙ, Shan ႁဵၼ် (hǎen), Tai Nüa ᥞᥥᥢᥴ (hén), Ahom 𑜑𑜢𑜃𑜫 (hin).

Pronunciation

Noun

nyaen (Sawndip forms 𭸑 or 𤠶 or 𤝱 or 𰡒 or ⿰犭印 or ⿰犭⿱里⿰里里 or ⿰犭永 or 𬍅, 1957–1982 spelling nyən)

  1. raccoon dog
    Synonym: (dialectal) hin
  2. wild animal

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 327
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 古壮字字典 (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN
  3. ^ 壮汉词汇 (in Chinese), Guangxi: Guangxi Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 1983
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