ဇ္ၚဲ

Mon

Alternative forms
  • ဇၚဲ (jaṅay)[1]

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(c)ŋajʔ (“far”). Cognate with Chong [tʰŋɯ̤əˀj], Khmer ឆ្ងាយ (chngaay), Khasi jngái, Koho ngae and Vietnamese ngái. Munda cognates include Santali ᱥᱟᱺᱜᱤᱧ (sẵgiñ, “far”).

Pronunciation
  • (Thailand)
    • (Pak Kret District) IPA(key): /hṳə/[2]
    • (Baan Nong Duu, Lamphun Province) IPA(key): /ho̤a/[3]

Adjective

ဇ္ၚဲ (jṅay)

  1. far, distant[2][4]
    Synonym: ကြပ် (krap)

Derived terms
  • ဂၠိၚ်ဇ္ၚဲ (gliṅ jṅay)

See also
  • သ္ဇိုဟ် (sjəh)

Noun

ဇ္ၚဲ (jṅay)

  1. (Pak Kret District) distant place, somewhere far away[2]

References
  1. Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language: To which are Added a Few Pages of Phrases, &c‎, Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 61
  2. Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) Mon - Japanese Dictionary‎ (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 117
  3. Sujaritlak Deepadung (1996) “Mon at Nong Duu, Lamphun Province”, in Mon-Khmer Studies‎, volume 26, page 417 of 411–418
  4. จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) “ไกล”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple], page 17
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