From Proto-Tai *ɲuŋᴬ (“mosquito”). Cognate with Thai ยุง (yung), Northern Thai ᨿᩩᨦ (nyung), Lao ຍຸງ (nyung), Lü ᦍᦳᧂ (yung), Shan ယုင်း (yúng), Tai Nüa ᥕᥧᥒᥰ (yüng), Aiton ယုင် (yuṅ), Ahom 𑜐𑜤𑜂𑜫 (ñuṅ), Zhuang nyungz, Nong Zhuang nyongz.
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