ၶိုင်ႈ

Shan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡrɤŋᴮ⁴ (“half”) (Pittayaporn, 2008), from Proto-Tai *ɡrɤŋᴮ (“half”). Cognate with Thai ครึ่ง (krʉ̂ng), Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨤᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ or ᨤᩨ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ເຄິ່ງ (khœng) or ເຄີ່ງ (khœ̄ng), Lü ᦆᦹᧂᧈ (xueng¹), Tai Nüa ᥑᥫᥒ (xoeng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (khüṅ), Zhuang gyang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɯŋ˧˧˨/

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• Rhymes: -ɯŋ

Verb

ၶိုင်ႈ • (khūeng) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၶိုင်ႈ)

1. divide into two equal portions or weights

Noun

ၶိုင်ႈ • (khūeng)

1. a half

References

• Khoe, Mawn (2015) Tai-English Dictionary, Mawn Khoe (Keng Tung).