𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫

Ahom

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (“silver”), from Old Chinese 銀 (OC *ŋrɯn), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Lao ເງິນ (ngœn), Northern Thai ᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪷꪙ, Shan ငိုၼ်း (ngúen), Tai Nüa ᥒᥫᥢᥰ (ngöen), Phake ငိုꩫ် (ṅün), Thai เงิน (ngən), Bouyei nganz, Zhuang ngaenz, Saek แญ๊น.

Noun

𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün)

  1. silver (metal).
  2. silver (color).
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