lieng

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlɯəŋᴬ (“yellow”). Cognate with Thai เหลือง (lʉ̌ʉang), Lao ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦜᦲᧂ (l̇oeng), Shan လိူင် (lǒeng), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (lüṅ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /liːŋ˨˦/

Tone numbers: lieng¹

Hyphenation: lieng

Adjective

lieng (Sawndip form 𮎝, 1957–1982 spelling lieŋ)

(dialectal) yellow
Synonym: henj

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