lingz

Bouyei

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Lao ລີງ (līng), Saek ลิ๊ง, Zhuang lingz.

Noun

lingz

  1. monkey
Synonyms
  • duezlingz

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 零 (MC leŋ).

Numeral

lingz

  1. zero

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 靈 (MC leŋ).

Adjective

lingz

  1. effective; accurate

Zhuang

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /liŋ˧˩/
  • Tone numbers: ling2
  • Hyphenation: lingz

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Lao ລີງ (līng), Saek ลิ๊ง, Bouyei lingz.

Noun

lingz (old orthography liŋƨ, Sawndip forms 𬌴, 狑)

  1. monkey
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Cantonese 零 (ling4).

Numeral

lingz (old orthography liŋƨ, Sawndip forms 𭝋)

  1. zero
    bak lingz sam
    one hundred and three

Adverb

lingz (old orthography liŋƨ, Sawndip forms 𭝋)

  1. a bit over (a whole number); -plus
    ngeih cib lingz bi
    twenty-something years

Etymology 3

From Cantonese 鈴／铃 (ling4).

Noun

lingz (old orthography liŋƨ)

  1. bell

Etymology 4

From Cantonese 靈／灵 (ling4).

Adjective

lingz (old orthography liŋƨ)

  1. clever; bright; sharp; smart
  2. effective
  3. (of a prediction) accurate
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