ꪉꪴ

Tai Dam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (“snake”). Cognate with Thai งู (nguu), Northern Thai ᨦᩪ, Lao ງູ (ngū), Lü ᦇᦴ (nguu), Shan ငူး (ngúu), Tai Nüa ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü), Ahom 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū), Bouyei ngeaz, Zhuang ngwz, Nong Zhuang nguz, Saek งั๊ว.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋuː˥]
• Hyphenation: ꪉꪴ
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

ꪉꪴ (ꞌngú)

1. snake