hwnj

From Proto-Tai *χɯnꟲ (“to ascend”). Cognate with Thai ขึ้น (kʉ̂n), Northern Thai ᨡᩧ᩠᩶ᨶ, Lao ຂຶ້ນ (khưn), Lü ᦃᦹᧃᧉ (ẋuen²), Tai Dam ꪄꪳ꫁ꪙ, Shan ၶိုၼ်ႈ (khūen), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün), Zuojiang Zhuang kwnj. Compare Zhuang gwnz, gwnj.

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /hɯn˥/
• Tone numbers: hwn³
• Hyphenation: hwnj

hwnj (Sawndip forms 𬻏 or 𨑗 or 忻 or 恒 or 恳 or 很 or 𭏂 or 𢝧 or 𧿯, 1957–1982 spelling hɯnз)

1. to ascend; to go up; to get on
2. to set out; to take off; to be on one's way
3. to attend; to go to
4. to apply; to affix
5. to write down; to record; to enter
6. to build; to construct
7. (of plants) to grow
8. (of blisters, rashes, etc.) to develop; to appear
9. (of water) to rise
10. (of prices) to increase; to go up

• Compilation Commission of Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Beijing: Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, 2005. →ISBN.