nywj

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲɯəꟲ (“grass”). Cognate with Thai หญ้า (yâa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຫຍ້າ (nyā), Lü ᦊᦱᧉ (ẏaa²), Shan ယိူဝ်ႈ (yōe) or ယႃႈ (yāa), Ahom 𑜊𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (jʸüw), 𑜊𑜠 (jʸa), 𑜊𑜡 (jʸā), or 𑜐𑜠 (ña), Bouyei nyal.

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɲɯ˥/

Tone numbers: nyw³

Hyphenation: nywj

Noun

nywj (1957–1982 spelling nyɯз)

grass.

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