gungq

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ (“shrimp”).^[1]

Cognate with Thai กุ้ง (gûng), Lao ກຸ້ງ (kung), Lü ᦂᦳᧂᧉ (k̇ung²), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥒᥲ (kòng), Shan ၵုင်ႈ (kūng), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜂𑜫 (kuṅ), Saek กุง.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kuŋ˧˥/
• Tone numbers: gung⁵
• Hyphenation: gungq

Noun

gungq (Sawndip forms 𧋄^[2] or 䱋^[2] or ⿱蝦共^[2] or 𮓶^[2], 1957–1982 spelling guŋƽ)

1. large shrimp

See also

• nyauh

References

1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 328
2. 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN