ᥘᥣᥒᥰ
Tai Nüa
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ᥢᥣᥒᥰ (näang)
Etymology
[edit]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, Lao ນາງ (nāng), Lü ᦓᦱᧂ (naang), Tai Dam ꪙꪱꪉ, Shan ၼၢင်း (náang), Aiton ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ).
Noun
[edit]ᥘᥣᥒᥰ (läang) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥒ̈)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.