ငႃး

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Shan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ŋaː˥/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (sesame). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥰ (ngäa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa). Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngal (sesame), Proto-Hlai *hŋɯː (sesame). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (sesame) (whence Tagalog linga) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (sesame) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)).

Noun

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ငႃး (ngáa)

  1. sesame.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (tusk; ivory), from Middle Chinese (MC ngae, “tooth; tusk”).

Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), Bouyei ngaz, Zhuang nyaz.

Noun

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ငႃး (ngáa)

  1. tusk; ivory.