ຈຽງ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Middle Chinese 正 (MC tsyeng, “first (month of the lunar year)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠ᩠ᨿᨦ, Lü ᦵᦈᧂ (ṫseng), Shan ၸဵင် (tsǎeng).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiːə̯ŋ˩(˧)]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiːə̯ŋ˩˨]
Hyphenation: ຈຽງ
Rhymes: -iːə̯ŋ

Noun

ຈຽງ • (chīang)

The first month of the lunar year.

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