Bouyei

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (monkey). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ລີງ (līng), ᦟᦲᧂ (liing), Tai Dam ꪩꪲꪉ, Tai Dón ꪩꪲꪉ, Shan လိင်း (líng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥒᥰ (lïng), Khamti လိင်း, Phake လိင် (liṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ), Zhuang lingz, Saek ลิ๊ง.

Noun

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lingz

  1. monkey
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Chinese (MC leng).

Numeral

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lingz

  1. zero

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Chinese (MC leng).

Adjective

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lingz

  1. effective
  2. (of a prediction) accurate

Zhuang

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (monkey). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ລີງ (līng), ᦟᦲᧂ (liing), Tai Dam ꪩꪲꪉ, Tai Dón ꪩꪲꪉ, Shan လိင်း (líng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥒᥰ (lïng), Khamti လိင်း, Phake လိင် (liṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ), Bouyei lingz, Saek ลิ๊ง.

Noun

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lingz (Sawndip forms 𬌴 or , 1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

  1. monkey
    Synonym: (dialectal) maxlaeuz


Zhuang cardinal numbers
0 1  > 
    Cardinal : lingz

Etymology 2

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From Chinese (MC leng).

Numeral

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lingz (Sawndip forms 𭝋 or , 1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

  1. zero
    bak lingz sam
    one hundred and three

Adverb

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lingz (Sawndip form 𭝋, 1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

  1. a bit over (a whole number); -plus
    ngeih cib lingz bi
    twenty-something years

Etymology 3

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From Chinese (MC leng).

Noun

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lingz (1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

  1. bell

Etymology 4

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From Chinese (MC leng).

Adjective

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lingz (1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

  1. clever; bright; sharp; smart
  2. effective
  3. (of a prediction) accurate
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