naz

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *naːᴬ (“paddy field”). Cognate with Thai นา (naa), Northern Thai ᨶᩣ, Lao ນາ (nā), Lü ᦓᦱ (naa), Shan ၼႃး (náa), Ahom 𑜃𑜠 (na) or 𑜃𑜡 (naa), Zhuang naz.

Noun

naz

1. paddy field

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nataz (“wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to be wet”). Cognate with Dutch nat (“wet”), Ancient Greek νοτέω (notéō, “to be wet”), νότος (nótos, “the south wind”).

Adjective

naz

1. wet

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *naːᴬ (“paddy field”). Cognate with Thai นา (naa), Northern Thai ᨶᩣ, Lao ນາ (nā), Lü ᦓᦱ (naa), Shan ၼႃး (náa), Ahom 𑜃𑜠 (na) or 𑜃𑜡 (naa), Bouyei naz.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /na˧˩/
• Tone numbers: na²
• Hyphenation: naz

Noun

naz (old orthography naƨ, Sawndip forms 𪽖, 那, 𫭹, 𡌈)

1. paddy field