ndaw

Wolof

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Noun

ndaw (definite form ndaw gi)

youth, young man

Noun

ndaw (definite form ndaw li)

messenger

Noun

ndaw (definite form ndaw si)

young woman

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.daɰᴬ (“inside”), from Middle Chinese 內 (MC nuʌi^H, “inside”). Cognate with Thai ใน (nai), Lao ໃນ (nai), Lü ᦺᦓ (nay), Shan ၼႂ်း (náue), Ahom 𑜃𑜧 (naw).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗaɯ˨˦/

Tone numbers: ndaw¹

Hyphenation: ndaw

Preposition

ndaw (old orthography ƌaɯ)

in; inside; within.