ᥝᥩᥒᥳ

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Tai Nüa

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Etymology

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From Chinese (MC hjwang). Compare Zhuang vuengz, Vietnamese vương. Possibly related to Old Khmer vāṅ, vaṅ (modern Khmer វាំង (vĕəng), “royal palace), Khmer ហ្លួង (luəng, king), Burmese မင်း (mang:), Proto-Northern Naga *waŋ (chief).

Noun

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ᥝᥩᥒᥳ (wȯang) (1963 orthography ᥝᥩᥒ̇)

  1. king, ruler
  2. prince

References

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