ၸၢင်ႉ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋᶜ (“elephant”), from Middle Chinese 象 (MC zɨɐŋ^X, “elephant”). Cognate with Thai ช้าง (cháang), Northern Thai ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Isan ซ่าง, Lao ຊ້າງ (sāng), Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧉ (tsaang²), Tai Dam ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsaang⁵), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chang), Zhuang ciengh, Saek ซาง.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕaːŋ˦˨ˀ/

Noun

ၸၢင်ႉ • (tsâ̰ang)

elephant

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