ᥖᥣᥒᥰ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *daːŋᴬ² (“road; way”), from Middle Chinese 唐 (MC dang, “road inside temple”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨴᩤ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨴᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lao ທາງ (thāng), Lü ᦑᦱᧂ (taang), Tai Dam ꪕꪱꪉ, Shan တၢင်း (táang), Thai ทาง (taang), Ahom 𑜄𑜂𑜫 (taṅ).

Noun

ᥖᥣᥒᥰ (täang) (1963 orthography ᥖᥣᥒ̈)

1. way, road, path
2. nominal prefix used with verbs or adjectives to form abstract nouns