nyueng

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *C-ɲuːŋ (“mosquito”), from Pre-Hlai *C-ɲuːŋ (Norquest, 2015). Compare Proto-Tai *ɲuŋᴬ (“mosquito”) (whence Thai ยุง (yung)).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /ɲuːŋ˥˧/

Noun

nyueng

1. mosquito