ndaeng

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴬ (nose).[1]

In Northern Tai, cognate with Bouyei ndangl.

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Thai ดัง (dang) or ดั้ง (dâng), Northern Thai ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ, Lao ດັງ (dang), ᦡᧂ (ḋang), Shan လင်/ၼင် (lǎng/nǎng) as in ၶူႈလင်/ၶူႈၼင် (khūu lǎng/khūu nǎng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥒ (lang), Aiton ဒင် (daṅ) or ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜓𑜂𑜫 (daṅ) or 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ).

Possibly cognate with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ (nose).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ndaeng (Sawndip forms 𱌔[3] or ⿰鼻能[3] or 𮮸[3] or ⿰鼻曾[3] or ⿰鼻宁[3] or ⿰鼻丁[3] or ⿰鼻定[3] or ⿰鼻侖[3] or [3], 1957–1982 spelling ƌəŋ)

  1. nose

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 323
  2. ^ Ostapirat, Weera (2005) "Kra-dai and Austronesian: notes on phonological correspondences and vocabulary distribution" In Sagart, Laurent; et al. (eds.) The Peopling of East Asia, London; New York: RoutledgeCurzon, pages 111, 119, 122
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN