ndwen

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗɯːn˨˦/
• Tone numbers: ndwen¹
• Hyphenation: ndwen

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon; month”). Cognate with Thai เดือน (dʉʉan), Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩁ, Lao ເດືອນ (dư̄an), Lü ᦵᦡᦲᧃ (ḋoen), Shan လိူၼ် (lǒen), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (dün) or 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (nün), Saek เบรี๋ยน.

Alternative forms

• mbwen

Classifier

ndwen (Sawndip forms 𬚻 or 𦙖 or 脌, 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

1. month

Noun

ndwen (Sawndip forms 𬚻 or 𦙖 or 脌, 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

1. (dialectal) moon

   Synonyms: ronghndwen, nyied

2. (dialectal) month

   Synonym: nyied

Derived terms

• ndwengouj
• ndwenbet
• ndwencaet
• ndwencib
• ndwencieng
• ndwen'it
• ndwenlab
• ndwenloeg
• ndwenngeih
• ndwenngux
• ndwensam
• ndwenseiq

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *t.nɯəlᴬ (“earthworm”).

Noun

ndwen (Sawndip forms 蚓 or 𧌀 or 𧉂 or 𧐖, 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

1. earthworm