nyaen

Hlai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hlai *C-ɲaːn (“moon; month”), from Pre-Hlai *C-ɲaːn (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /ɲaːn˥˧/

Noun edit

nyaen

moon
month

Zhuang edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲelᴬ (“civet”). Cognate with Thai อีเห็น (ii-hěn).

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɲan˨˦/
Tone numbers: nyaen¹
Hyphenation: nyaen

Noun edit

nyaen (Sawndip forms 𭸑 or 𤠶 or 𤝱 or 𰡒 or ⿰犭印 or ⿰犭⿱里⿰里里 or ⿰犭永 or 𬍅, 1957–1982 spelling nyən)

raccoon dog
Synonym: (dialectal) hin
wild animal

Derived terms edit

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