ဇ္ၚဲ

Mon

Alternative forms

  • ဇၚဲ (jaṅay)[1]

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(c)ŋajʔ (far). Cognate with Chong [tʰŋɯ̤əˀj], Khmer ឆ្ងាយ (chngaay), Khasi jngái, Koho ngae and Vietnamese ngái. Munda cognates include Santali ᱥᱟᱺᱜᱤᱧ (sẵgiñ, far).

Pronunciation

  • (Thailand)
    • (Pak Kret District) IPA(key): /hṳə/[2]
    • (Baan Nong Duu, Lamphun Province) IPA(key): /ho̤a/[3]

Adjective

ဇ္ၚဲ (jṅay)

  1. far, distant[2][4]
    Synonym: ကြပ် (krap)

Derived terms

  • ဂၠိၚ်ဇ္ၚဲ (gliṅ jṅay)

See also

  • သ္ဇိုဟ် (sjəh)

Noun

ဇ္ၚဲ (jṅay)

  1. (Pak Kret District) distant place, somewhere far away[2]

References

  1. ^ Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language: To which are Added a Few Pages of Phrases, &c[1], Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 61
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) Mon - Japanese Dictionary[2] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 117
  3. ^ Sujaritlak Deepadung (1996) “Mon at Nong Duu, Lamphun Province”, in Mon-Khmer Studies[3], volume 26, page 417 of 411–418
  4. ^ จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) “ไกล”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple], page 17