Eastern Lawa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Palaungic *ŋal (fire).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

งอ (ngoa)

  1. fire.

Gong edit

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

งอ (transliteration needed)

  1. five

Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩬᩴ, Lao ງໍ (ngǭ), ᦇᦸ (ngoa), Shan ငေႃး (ngáu), Ahom 𑜂𑜦𑜡 (ṅō), Saek ง๊อ.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicงอ
ŋ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonngɔɔ
Royal Institutengo
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋɔː˧/(R)
Homophones
ง.

Verb edit

งอ (ngɔɔ) (abstract noun การงอ)

  1. to bend.

Adjective edit

งอ (ngɔɔ) (abstract noun ความงอ)

  1. bent; curved; curled

Western Lawa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Palaungic *ŋal (fire).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

งอ (ngoa)

  1. fire.