ເງິນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (“silver”), from Old Chinese 銀 (OC *ŋrɯn), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Thai เงิน (ngən), Northern Thai ᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪷꪙ, Shan ငိုၼ်း (ngúen), Tai Nüa ᥒᥫᥢᥰ (ngöen), Phake ငိုꩫ် (ṅün), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün), Zhuang ngaenz, Saek แญ๊น.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ŋɤn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ŋɤn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເງິນ
  • Rhymes: -ɤn

Noun

ເງິນ • (ngœn)

  1. silver
  2. money

Derived terms

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