ngwis

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-ŋurl.

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /ŋwi˧˩/
  • (Lianghe) [ŋu⁵⁵]
  • (Longchuan) [ŋui⁵⁵]
  • (Luxi) [ŋɔi³¹]
  • (Xiandao) [ŋui⁵⁵]

Noun

ngwis

  1. silver

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 89