ngaenz

Zhuang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ŋan˧˩/
  • Tone numbers: ngaen2
  • Hyphenation: ngaenz

Noun

ngaenz (old orthography ŋənƨ)

  1. silver
  2. money
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