Shan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (snake). Cognate with Thai งู (nguu), Northern Thai ᨦᩪ, Lao ງູ (ngū), ᦇᦴ (nguu), Tai Dam ꪉꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü), Ahom 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū), Bouyei ngeaz, Zhuang ngwz, Nong Zhuang nguz, Saek งั๊ว.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ŋuː˥/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

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ငူး (ngúu)

  1. snake