lwg
Appearance
Zhuang
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /lɯk˧/
- Tone numbers: lwg8
- Hyphenation: lwg
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Tai *lɯːkᴰ (“child”). Cognate with Thai ลูก (lûuk), Northern Thai ᩃᩪᨠ, Lao ລູກ (lūk), Lü ᦟᦴᧅ (luuk), Tai Dam ꪩꪴꪀ, Shan လုၵ်ႈ (lūk), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥐ (luk), Bouyei leg.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]lwg (classifier boux, Sawndip forms 𭒹 or 叻 or 仂 or 力 or 𰌧 or 勒, 1957–1982 spelling lɯg)
- child
- Lwg neix dwg boux lwg gou.
- This is my child.
lwg (classifier boux, daeg, Sawndip forms 𭒹 or 叻 or 仂 or 力 or 𰌧 or 勒, 1957–1982 spelling lɯg)[[Category:Zhuang nouns classified by boux, daeg|LWG8]]
lwg (1957–1982 spelling lɯg)
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lwg (Sawndip forms 𭒹 or 叻 or 仂 or 力 or 𰌧 or 勒, 1957–1982 spelling lɯg)
Classifier
[edit]lwg (1957–1982 spelling lɯg)
- Used for small objects (inherently or not).
- Used before a classifier or noun to denigrate the quantity or quality of the thing expressed by the noun: petty; runty
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
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Classifier
[edit]lwg (1957–1982 spelling lɯg)
- Used for bundles of long, thin objects: bundle of