ᦇᦹᧃ

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (silver), from Old Chinese (OC *ŋrɯn), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Thai เงิน (ngən), Lao ເງິນ (ngœn), Northern Thai ᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶ, Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪷꪙ, Shan ငိုၼ်း (ngúen), Phake ငိုꩫ် (ṅün), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün), Zhuang ngaenz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen)

  1. silver
  2. money

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦇᦹᧃ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International