ndei
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ɗɤjᴬ (“good”). Cognate with Thai ดี (dii), Northern Thai ᨯᩦ (di), Lao ດີ (dī), Lü ᦡᦲ (ḋii), Shan လီ (lǐi), Ahom 𑜓𑜣 (dii), 𑜃𑜣 (nii) or 𑜑𑜣 (hii).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɗei˨˦/
- Tone numbers: ndei1
- Hyphenation: ndei
Adjective
ndei (old orthography ƌei)
- good; fine
- well; healed
Derived terms
- mwngz ndei
Noun
ndei (old orthography ƌei)
- strong point; advantage; pro