ငႃး
Shan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋaː˥/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *r.ŋaːᴬ (“sesame”). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥰ (ngäa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa). Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui qngal (“sesame”), Proto-Hlai *hŋɯː (“sesame”). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (“sesame”) (whence Tagalog linga) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”) (whence Khmer ល្ង (lngɔɔ)).
Noun
ငႃး • (ngáa)
- sesame.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ŋaːᴬ (“tusk; ivory”), from Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ŋˠa, “tooth; tusk”).
Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa), Lao ງາ (ngā), Lü ᦇᦱ (ngaa), Ahom 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa), Bouyei ngaz, Zhuang nyaz.
Noun
ငႃး • (ngáa)
- tusk; ivory.