ᥘᥣᥒᥰ
Tai Nüa
editAlternative forms
edit- ᥢᥣᥒᥰ (näang)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Southwestern Tai *naːŋᴬ⁴ (“lady”), from Proto-Tai *naːŋᴬ (“lady”), from Old Chinese 娘 (OC *naŋ, “young woman”).[1] Cognate with Thai นาง (naang), Northern Thai ᨶᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ນາງ (nāng), Lü ᦓᦱᧂ (naang), Tai Dam ꪙꪱꪉ, Shan ၼၢင်း (náang), Aiton ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ).
Noun
editᥘᥣᥒᥰ (läang) (1963 orthography ᥘᥣᥒ̈)
References
edit- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.