ngwz

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (“snake”). Cognate with Thai งู (nguu), Northern Thai ᨦᩪ, Lao ງູ (ngū), Lü ᦇᦴ (nguu), Tai Dam ꪉꪴ, Shan ငူး (ngúu), Tai Nüa ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü), Ahom 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū), Bouyei ngeaz, Nong Zhuang nguz, Saek งั๊ว.

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ŋɯ˧˩/

Tone numbers: ngw²

Hyphenation: ngwz

Noun

ngwz (Sawndip forms 蚅 or 𫋍 or 𧈭, 1957–1982 spelling ŋɯƨ)

snake

Derived terms

ngwzboengz
ngwzcienz
ngwzfeiz
ngwzgapdan
ngwzgapndoengj
ngwzgvej
ngwzheu
ngwzsonggyaeuj

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