nyeisjvng

Achang

Etymology

Compound of nyeis (“earth, ground”); the uncompounded form is not recorded in the Lexicon but is recorded in the Chinese dialects.

The compound also appears in Lashi myidjang.

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /nʲɛi˧˩.dʒaˑŋ˧/

Noun

nyeisjvng

  1. earth, ground

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 97
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