awng:

Parauk

Alternative forms

• (PRC orthography) ong

Etymology

From Proto-Palaungic *ʔɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔuŋ ~ *ʔuəŋ ~ *huŋ ~ *huəŋ (“wasp; hornet”). Cognate with Khmu ʔɔːŋ ("wasp"), Bahnar ong, Vietnamese ong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɔŋ/

Noun

awng: 

1. hornet

References

Watkins, Justin (2013) Dictionary of Wa, Leiden