haangz

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɢaːŋᴬ (“chin; jaw”). Cognate with Thai คาง (kaang), Northern Thai ᨣᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lao ຄາງ (khāng), Lü ᦅᦱᧂ (kaang), Tai Dam ꪁꪱꪉ, Shan ၵၢင်း (káang), Ahom 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (kaṅ), Zhuang hangz, Tày càng. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaaŋʔ (“chin; jaw”), Muong cáng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaːŋ˩/

Noun

haangz

1. chin