mbanj

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːnꟲ (“village”).

Cognate with Thai บ้าน (bâan), Northern Thai ᨷ᩶ᩤ᩠ᨶ, Lao ບ້ານ (bān), Lü ᦢᦱᧃᧉ (ḃaan²), Shan မၢၼ်ႈ (māan) or ဝၢၼ်ႈ (wāan), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥢᥲ (màan), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban) or 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɓaːn˥/
• Tone numbers: mban³
• Hyphenation: mbanj

Noun

mbanj (Sawndip forms 板 or 坂 or 扳 or 挽 or 晚, 1957–1982 spelling ƃanз)

1. village

Derived terms

• vahmbanj