ᥝᥨᥝᥰ

Tai Nüa

Alternative forms

  • ᥒᥨᥝᥰ (ngöw)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuəᴬ⁴ (“ox; cow”) (Jonsson, 1991). Compare Old Chinese 牛 (OC *ŋʷɯ). Cognate with Thai วัว (wuua) or งัว (nguua), Northern Thai ᨦ᩠ᩅᩫ, Isan งัว, Lao ງົວ (ngūa), Lü ᦷᦇ (ngo), ᦷᦞ (vo) or ᦷᦣ (ho), Tai Dam ꪉꪺ, Tai Dón ꪉꪺ, Shan ငူဝ်း (ngó) or ဝူဝ်း (wó), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū) or 𑜑𑜥 (hū).

Noun

ᥝᥨᥝᥰ (wöw) (1963 orthography ᥝᥨᥝ̈)

  1. ox
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