Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːꟲ (face). Cognate with Thai หน้า (nâa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣ, Lao ໜ້າ (), Tai Dam ꪘ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၼႃႈ (nāa), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥲ (làa) or ᥢᥣᥲ (nàa), Ahom 𑜃𑜠 (na) or 𑜃𑜡 (), Zhuang naj.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᦐᦱᧉ (ṅaa²)

  1. face
  2. page

References

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  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦐᦱᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International