madwknyaen

Zhuang

Etymology

From ma (“dog”) +‎ dwknyaen (“to hunt”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ma˨˦ tɯk˥ ɲan˨˦/
• Tone numbers: ma¹dwk⁷nyaen¹
• Hyphenation: ma‧dwk‧nyaen

Noun

madwknyaen (classifier duz, 1957–1982 spelling madɯknyən)

1. hunting dog