ᥘᥣᥒᥰ

ᥘᥣᥒᥰ

Tai Nüa

Alternative forms

• ᥢᥣᥒᥰ (näang)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *naːŋᴬ (“lady”), from Old Chinese 娘 (OC *naŋ, “young woman”).[1] Cognate with Thai นาง (naang), Northern Thai ᨶᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ນາງ (nāng), Lü ᦓᦱᧂ (naang), Tai Dam ꪙꪱꪉ, Shan ၼၢင်း (náang), Aiton ꩫင်, Ahom 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (nang).

Noun

ᥘᥣᥒᥰ (läang) (old orthography ᥘᥣᥒ̈)

1. lady; mistress

References

1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, ISSN 0859-9920, pages 47–68.