nyaen

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *C-ɲaːn (“moon; month”), from Pre-Hlai *C-ɲaːn (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /ɲaːn˥˧/

Noun

nyaen

moon
month

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲelᴬ (“civet cat”).^[1]

In Central Tai, cognate with Tày hên.

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Thai เห็น (hěn), Isan เหง็น, Lao ເຫງັນ (ngen) or ເຫັນ (hen), Lü ᦠᦲᧃ (ḣiin), Tai Dam ꪹꪐꪸꪙ, Shan ႁဵၼ် (hǎen), Tai Nüa ᥞᥥᥢᥴ (hén), Ahom 𑜑𑜢𑜃𑜫 (hin).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɲan˨˦/
Tone numbers: nyaen¹
Hyphenation: nyaen

Noun

nyaen (Sawndip forms 𭸑 [2] or 𤠶 [2] or 𤝱 [2] or 𰡒 [2] or ⿰犭印[2] or ⿰犭⿱里⿰里里[2] or ⿰犭永[2] or 𬍅 [2], 1957–1982 spelling nyən)

raccoon dog
Synonym: (dialectal^[3]) hin
wild animal

Derived terms

dwknyaen
nyaengoujganq
nyaencaetganq
nyaenfuengz
nyaenhaz
nyaenhanj
nyaenma
nyaenmak
nyaenmeuz
nyaennguxduenh
nyaennguxganq

References

^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎^[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 327
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 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
^ 壮汉词汇 [Zhuang - Chinese Lexicon] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Guangxi Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 1983

[1] Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎^[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 327

[a-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 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

[3] 壮汉词汇 [Zhuang - Chinese Lexicon] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Guangxi Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 1983

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