ငိုၼ်း

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɯn˥/

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• Rhymes: -ɯn

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (“silver”), from Old Chinese 銀 (OC *ŋrɯn). Cognate with Thai เงิน (ngən), Lao ເງິນ (ngœn), Northern Thai ᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪷꪙ, Phake ငိုꩫ် (ṅün), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün), Zhuang ngaenz.

Noun

ငိုၼ်း • (ngúen)

1. silver
2. money

Etymology 2

Verb

ငိုၼ်း • (ngúen) (abstract noun လွင်ႈငိုၼ်း)

1. to stretch forth (as the neck)

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.