ເງິນ

Lao

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 銀 (MC ŋˠiɪn), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Thai เงิน (ngən), Lü ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen), Shan ငိုၼ်း (ngúen), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (nguen), Zhuang ngaenz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋɤn˦˥/

Noun

ເງິນ • (ngœn)

silver
money

Derived terms

ກະເປົາເງິນ (ka pao ngœn)
ເງິນສົດ (ngœn sot, “cash”)
ເງິນຕາ (ngœn tā, “currency”)
ເງິນອັດ (ngœn ’at)
ຫລໍ່ເງິນກາ (lǭ ngœn kā), ຫຼໍ່ເງິນກາ (lǭ ngœn kā)

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