naeng

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnaŋᴬ (“skin”). Cognate with Thai หนัง (nǎng), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩢᨦ, Lao ໜັງ (nang), Lü ᦐᧂ (ṅang), Tai Dam ꪘꪰꪉ, Shan ၼင် (nǎng), Aiton ꩫင် (naṅ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /naŋ˨˦/

Tone numbers: naeng¹

Hyphenation: naeng

Noun

naeng (1957–1982 spelling nəŋ)

outer layer of an animal (including a human) or plant: skin; hide; bark
leather
fur; pelt
skin (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid)
Synonym: bwx

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