ꪩꪺꪉ

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Tai Dam

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Lao ລວງ (lūang), Northern Thai ᩃ᩠ᩅᨦ, Khün ᩃ᩠ᩅᨦ, ᦷᦟᧂ (long).

Noun

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ꪩꪺꪉ (ꞌluống)

  1. side, dimension
  2. direction

Prefix

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ꪩꪺꪉ (ꞌluống)

  1. a prefix that converts an adjective into an abstract noun.
    ꪩꪺꪉꪀꪫ꫁ꪱꪉ
    width
    ꪩꪺꪉꪎꪴꪉ
    height
    ꪩꪺꪉꪒꪲ
    good

Etymology 2

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From Middle Chinese (MC ljowng, “dragon”). Cognate with Lao ລວງ (lūang), Northern Thai ᩃ᩠ᩅᨦ (dragon), Khün ᩃ᩠ᩅᨦ (dragon), ᦷᦟᧂ (long, dragon), Tai Dón ꪩꪺꪉ (dragon).

Noun

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ꪩꪺꪉ (ꞌluống)

  1. dragon

References

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  • Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.

Tai Dón

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ꪩꪺꪉ (transliteration needed)

  1. dragon

References

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  • Hudak, T. J. (2008). William J. Gedney’s comparative Tai source book. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.