ᦇᦱ

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ŋaː˥˩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥰ (ngäa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa). Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngal (“sesame”), Proto-Hlai *hŋɯː (“sesame”). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (“sesame”) (whence Tagalog linga) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)).

Noun

ᦇᦱ • (ngaa) (Tai Tham spelling ᨦᩣ, classifier ᦵᦙᧆ)

  1. sesame.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (“tusk; ivory”), from Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ngae, “tooth; tusk”).

Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), Shan ငႃး (ngáa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), Bouyei ngaz, Zhuang nyaz.

Noun

ᦇᦱ • (ngaa) (Tai Tham spelling ᨦᩣ, classifier ᦜᦲᧄᧉ)

  1. tusk; ivory.
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