nyoqjeih

Achang

Etymology

Synchronically a compound of nyoq (“eye”) +‎ vjeih (“seed”). The compound of these two elements to represent "eye" is commonly attested across Lolo-Burmese.

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /nʲɔʔ.dʒɛi˦˧/
  • (Lianghe) [nʲɑ³¹.tɕi³¹]
  • (Longchuan) [nʲɔʔ⁵⁵.tsiʔ³¹]
  • (Luxi) [nʲaʔ³¹.tɕiʔ⁵⁵]

Noun

nyoqjeih

  1. eye

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 103
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