Parauk edit

Alternative forms edit

  • (PRC orthography) ong

Etymology edit

From Proto-Palaungic *ʔɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔuŋ ~ *ʔuəŋ ~ *huŋ ~ *huəŋ (wasp; hornet). Cognate with Khmu ʔɔːŋ ("wasp"), Bahnar ong, Vietnamese ong.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

awng: 

  1. hornet

References edit

Watkins, Justin (2013) Dictionary of Wa, Leiden