Isan

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ງ້ຽງ (ngīang).

Noun

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เงี่ยง (transliteration needed)

  1. cuspidor; spittoon; chamber pot.

Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ງ່ຽງ (ngīang), Shan ငဵင်ႈ (ngāeng) or ၺဵင်ႈ (nyāeng).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเงี่ยง
e ŋ ī ˋ y ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonngîiang
Royal Institutengiang
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋia̯ŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

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เงี่ยง (ngîiang)

  1. barb; hook; spine.