naengh

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *naŋᴮ (“to sit”). Cognate with Thai นั่ง (nâng), Northern Thai ᨶᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ນັ່ງ (nang), Lü ᦓᧂᧈ (nang¹), Tai Dam ꪙꪰ꪿ꪉ, Shan ၼင်ႈ (nāng), Aiton ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ), Saek หนั้ง.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /naŋ˧/
• Tone numbers: naeng⁶
• Hyphenation: naengh

Verb

naengh (1957–1982 spelling nəŋƅ)

1. to sit.