ນາງ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *naːŋᴬ⁴ (“lady”), from Proto-Tai *naːŋᴬ (“lady”), from Old Chinese 娘 (OC *naŋ, “young woman”).[1] Cognate with Thai นาง (naang), Northern Thai ᨶᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦓᦱᧂ (naang), Tai Dam ꪙꪱꪉ, Shan ၼၢင်း (náang), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥒᥰ (läang) or ᥢᥣᥒᥰ (näang), Aiton ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [naːŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [naːŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ນາງ
  • Rhymes: -aːŋ

Noun

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ນາງ • (nāng)

  1. woman; girl
  2. lady; princess
  3. heroine
  4. goddess
  5. Mrs; Miss

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
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