ndwen

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗɯːn˨˦/
• Tone numbers: ndwen¹
• Hyphenation: ndwen

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon; month”).

Cognate with Thai เดือน (dʉʉan), Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩁ, Lao ເດືອນ (dư̄an), Lü ᦵᦡᦲᧃ (ḋoen), Shan လိူၼ် (lǒen), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (dün) or 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (nün), Saek เบรี๋ยน.

Alternative forms

• mbwen

Classifier

ndwen (Sawndip forms ⿰月天[2] or 𬚻[2] or 𦙖[2] or ⿰月电[2] or 脌[2], 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

1. month

Noun

ndwen (Sawndip forms ⿰月天[2] or 𬚻[2] or 𦙖[2] or ⿰月电[2] or 脌[2], 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

1. (dialectal) moon

   Synonyms: ronghndwen, nyied

2. (dialectal) month

   Synonym: nyied

Derived terms

• ndwengouj
• ndwenbet
• ndwencaet
• ndwencib
• ndwencieng
• ndwen'it
• ndwenlab
• ndwenloeg
• ndwenngeih
• ndwenngux
• ndwensam
• ndwenseiq

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *t.nɯəlᴬ (“earthworm”).

Cognate with Thai เดือน (dʉʉan) in ไส้เดือน (sâi-dʉʉan), Lao ເດືອນ (dư̄an) in ໃສ້ເດືອນ (sai dư̄an) or ກະເດືອນ (ka dư̄an), Shan လိူၼ် (lǒen) in တိူၵ်ႇလိူၼ် (tòek lǒen).

Noun

ndwen (Sawndip forms ⿰月蚕[2] or 蚓[2] or ⿱⿰月天虫[2] or ⿰虫无[2] or ⿱无虫[2] or 𧌀[2] or ⿲虫月天[2] or 𧉂[2] or 𧐖[2], 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

1. earthworm