ᥝᥩᥒᥳ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Chinese 王 (MC hjwang). Compare Zhuang vuengz, Vietnamese vương. Possibly related to Old Khmer vāṅ, vaṅ (modern Khmer វាំង (vĕəng), “royal palace”), Khmer ហ្លួង (luəng, “king”), Burmese မင်း (mang:), Proto-Northern Naga *waŋ (“chief”).

Noun

ᥝᥩᥒᥳ (wȯang) (1963 orthography ᥝᥩᥒ̇)

1. king, ruler
2. prince

References

• Schuessler (2007)