ronghndwen

Zhuang

Etymology

From rongh (“light”) +‎ ndwen (“moon; month”). Cognate with Bouyei roonghndianl.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɣoːŋ˧ ɗɯːn˨˦/
• Tone numbers: rong⁶ndwen¹
• Hyphenation: rongh‧ndwen

Noun

ronghndwen (1957–1982 spelling roŋƅƌɯen)

1. moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)
2. moonlight

Synonyms

• (moon): (dialectal) bajboengq, hai, longhmangx, ngeqhaiz, ndwen, dai