From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲiŋᴬ (“woman”). Cognate with Thai หญิง (yǐng), Northern Thai ᨬᩥ᩠ᨦ or ᨿᩥ᩠ᨦ, Isan ญิง, Lao ຍິງ (nying), Lü ᦍᦲᧂ (yiing), Shan ယိင်း (yíng), Ahom 𑜐𑜢𑜂𑜫 (ñiṅ).
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ᥕᥤᥒᥰ (yïng) (1963 orthography ᥕᥤᥒ̈)