ᥟᥣᥒᥱ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʔaːŋᴮ (basin), from Proto-Tai *ʔaːŋᴮ (basin), from Middle Chinese (MC 'angX|'angH, “an earthen vessel with a big belly and a small mouth”). Cognate with Thai อ่าง (àang), Northern Thai ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ອ່າງ (ʼāng), Tai Dam ꪮ꪿ꪱꪉ, Shan ဢၢင်ႇ (ʼàang), Ahom 𑜒𑜂𑜫 (ʼaṅ).

Noun

ᥟᥣᥒᥱ (ʼǎang) (1963 orthography ᥟᥣᥒ̌)

  1. basin; bowl; tub; sink.