Dungan edit

Etymology edit

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 火焰 (huǒyàn).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xuə⁵¹ iæ̃⁴⁴/

Noun edit

хуәян (huəi͡an) (II-III)

  1. flame
    Даҗя шы цэ хуәян го
    Daži͡a šɨ ce huəi͡an go
    When everyone gathers wood, the fire is tall
    ба фи хәбугуди димян зэмусы хуәян, та йүнзун бу фә: „Гули!“
    ba fi həbugudi dimi͡an zemusɨ huəi͡an, ta yünzun bu fə: „Guli!“
    把水喝不夠的地面再麼是火焰,它永總不說:「夠哩!」
    the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, “It is enough.”