ၼင်ႈ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *naŋᴮ (“to sit”). Cognate with Thai นั่ง (nâng), Northern Thai ᨶᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ນັ່ງ (nang), Lü ᦓᧂᧈ (nang¹), Tai Dam ꪙꪰ꪿ꪉ, Aiton ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ), Zhuang naengh, Saek หนั้ง.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋ˧˧˨/
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Verb

ၼင်ႈ • (nāng) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၼင်ႈ)

1. to sit