ndaengq

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴮ (“lye”).

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Thai ด่าง (dàang), Lao ດັ່ງ (dang), Shan လင်ႇ (làng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗaŋ˧˥/
• Tone numbers: ndaeng⁵
• Hyphenation: ndaengq

Noun

ndaengq (Sawndip forms ⿰鹵凳[2] or ⿰鹵宁[2] or ⿰石宁[2] or 碇[2] or 砱[2] or ⿰令鄧[2] or ⿰口鄧[2] or 泞[2], 1957–1982 spelling ƌəŋƽ)

1. lye; alkali

Adjective

ndaengq (Sawndip form same as noun, 1957–1982 spelling ƌəŋƽ)

1. salty