From Proto-Tai *n.mɤːꟲ (“meat, flesh”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩮᩬᩨ᩶ᩋ, Thai เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa), Lü ᦵᦓᦲᧉ (noe²), Khün ᨶᩮᩨ᩶ᩬ, Shan ၼိူဝ်ႉ (nô̰e), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (nü0), Bouyei noh, Zhuang noh, Nong Zhuang nowx or nwx, Saek หมร้อ.
ເນຶ້ອ • (nưa)