ndwen

Zhuang

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon; month”). Cognate with Thai เดือน (dʉʉan), Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩁ, Lao ເດືອນ (dư̄an), Lü ᦵᦡᦲᧃ (ḋoen), Shan လိူၼ် (lǒen), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (dün) or 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (nün), Saek เบรี๋ยน.

Alternative forms
  • mbwen

Classifier

ndwen (Sawndip forms 𬚻 or 𦙖 or 脌, 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

  1. month

Noun

ndwen (Sawndip forms 𬚻 or 𦙖 or 脌, 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

  1. (dialectal) moon
    Synonyms: ronghndwen, nyied
  2. (dialectal) month
    Synonym: nyied
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *t.nɯəlᴬ (“earthworm”).

Noun

ndwen (Sawndip forms 蚓 or 𧌀 or 𧉂 or 𧐖, 1957–1982 spelling ƌɯen)

  1. earthworm
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