roegenq

Zhuang

Etymology

From roeg (“bird”) + a morpheme from Proto-Tai *ʔeːnᴮ (“swallow”). The second component is cognate with Thai แอ่น (ɛ̀n), Lao ແອ່ນ (’ǣn), Shan ဢႅၼ်ႇ (’àen); also compare Middle Chinese 燕 (MC ʔenH, “swallow”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɣo˨˦ keːn˧˥/
  • Tone numbers: roe1gen5
  • Hyphenation: roe‧genq

Noun

roegenq (old orthography rɵgenƽ)

  1. swallow (bird)
    Synonym: roegenqo (dialectal)
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