hanq

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *haːnᴮ (goose). Cognate with Thai ห่าน (hàan), Lao ຫ່ານ (hān), Shan ႁၢၼ်ႇ (hàan), Ahom 𑜑𑜃𑜫 (han). Compare Middle Chinese (MC ŋˠanH, “wild goose”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *haan (goose), Proto-Khmuic *haːn (goose).

Pronunciation

Noun

hanq (old orthography hanƽ)

  1. goose
    Synonym: bwnh (dialectal)
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