gvehoengz

Zhuang

Etymology

From gve (“melon”) +‎ hoengz (“red”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kʷe˨˦ hoŋ˧˩/
• Tone numbers: gve¹hoeng²
• Hyphenation: gve‧hoengz

Noun

gvehoengz (1957–1982 spelling gvehɵŋƨ)

1. watermelon

   Synonyms: sihgvah, (dialectal) dieng, (dialectal) sae'gva