lwggwz

Zhuang

Etymology

From lwg- +‎ a morpheme from Chinese 茄 (MC ɡɨɑ, “eggplant; aubergine”). Compare Thai มะเขือ (má-kʉ̌ʉa), Lao ໝາກເຂືອ (māk khư̄a), Shan မၢၵ်ႇၶိူဝ် (màak khǒe).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /lɯk˧ kɯ˧˩/

Tone numbers: lwg⁸gw²

Hyphenation: lwg‧gwz

Noun

lwggwz (1957–1982 spelling lɯggɯƨ)

eggplant; aubergine
Synonym: (dialectal) gwz

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