ຍິງ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ɲiŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ɲiŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຍິງ
  • Rhymes: -iŋ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲiŋᴬ (“woman”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨬᩥ᩠ᨦ or ᨿᩥ᩠ᨦ, Isan ญิง, Thai หญิง (yǐng), Lü ᦍᦲᧂ (yiing), Shan ယိင်း (yíng), Tai Nüa ᥕᥤᥒᥰ (yïng), Ahom 𑜐𑜢𑜂𑜫 (ñiṅ).

Noun

ຍິງ • (nying) (classifier ຄົນ)

  1. woman.
  2. female.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɲɯŋᴬ (“to shoot”). Cognate with Thai ยิง (ying), Northern Thai ᨿᩥ᩠ᨦ, Zhuang nyingz, Saek ญิ๊ง.

Verb

ຍິງ • (nying) (abstract noun ການຍິງ)

  1. to fire; to shoot (e.g. a gun).
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