Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰnɯŋꟲ (to steam). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩧ᩶ᨦ, Lao ໜຶ້ງ (nưng), ᦐᦹᧂᧉ (ṅueng²), Shan ၼိုင်ႈ (nūeng), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (nüṅ), Zhuang naengj or nungj, Nong Zhuang naengj.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicนึ่ง
n ụ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonnʉ̂ng
Royal Institutenueng
(standard) IPA(key)/nɯŋ˥˩/(R)

Verb edit

นึ่ง (nʉ̂ng) (abstract noun การนึ่ง)

  1. to steam.