ᥕᥤᥒᥰ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲiŋᴬ (“woman”). Cognate with Thai หญิง (yǐng), Northern Thai ᨬᩥ᩠ᨦ or ᨿᩥ᩠ᨦ, Isan ญิง, Lao ຍິງ (nying), Lü ᦍᦲᧂ (yiing), Shan ယိင်း (yíng), Ahom 𑜐𑜢𑜂𑜫 (ñiṅ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᥕᥤᥒᥰ (yïng) (1963 orthography ᥕᥤᥒ̈)

  1. woman; female
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