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Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (“silver”), from Old Chinese 銀 (OC *ŋrɯn), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Thai เงิน (ngən), Northern Thai ᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪷꪙ, Shan ငိုၼ်း (ngúen), Tai Nüa ᥒᥫᥢᥰ (ngöen), Phake ငိုꩫ် (ṅün), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün), Zhuang ngaenz, Saek แญ๊น.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ເງິນ
- Rhymes: -ɤn
Noun
ເງິນ • (ngœn)
- silver
- money
Derived terms