ນັ່ງ

See also: ນຶ່ງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *naŋᴮ (“to sit”). Cognate with Thai นั่ง (nâng), Northern Thai ᨶᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lü ᦓᧂᧈ (nang¹), Tai Dam ꪙꪰ꪿ꪉ, Shan ၼင်ႈ (nāng), Aiton ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ), Zhuang naengh, Saek หนั้ง.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [naŋ˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [naŋ˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ນັ່ງ
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Verb

ນັ່ງ • (nang) (abstract noun ການນັ່ງ)

1. to sit