ndwen

Zhuang

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗɯːn˨˦/

Tone numbers: ndwen¹

Hyphenation: ndwen

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon; month”). Cognate with Thai เดือน (dʉʉan), Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩁ, Lao ເດືອນ (dư̄an), Lü ᦵᦡᦲᧃ (ḋoen), Shan လိူၼ် (lǒen), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (duen) or 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (nuen), Saek เบรี๋ยน.

Alternative forms

mbwen

Classifier

ndwen (old orthography ƌɯen, Sawndip forms 𬚻, 𦙖, 脌)

month

Noun

ndwen (old orthography ƌɯen, Sawndip forms 𬚻, 𦙖, 脌)

(dialectal) moon
Synonyms: ronghndwen, nyied
(dialectal) month
Synonym: nyied

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *t.nɯəlᴬ (“earthworm”).

Noun

ndwen (old orthography ƌɯen, Sawndip forms 蚓, 𧌀, 𧉂, 𧐖)

earthworm

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