เหนียง
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰniəŋᴬ (“goiter”).[1]
Cognate with Tai Dam ꪘꪸꪉ, Zhuang nieng (“craw”) (dialectal).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เหนียง e h n ī y ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | เหฺนียง e h ̥ n ī y ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | nǐiang |
| Royal Institute | niang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /nia̯ŋ˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun
เหนียง • (nǐiang)
- (can be offensive in case of a person) fleshy lobe or appendage hanging down from the throat or chin, as wattle of an animal or turkey neck of an aged person.
- (slang, sometimes offensive) double chin.