งอ

Eastern Lawa

Etymology

From Proto-Palaungic *ŋal (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɔ/

Noun

งอ (ngoa)

1. fire.

Gong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɔ/

Numeral

งอ (transliteration needed)

1. five

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩬᩴ, Lao ງໍ (ngǭ), Lü ᦇᦸ (ngoa), Shan ငေႃး (ngáu), Ahom 𑜂𑜦𑜡 (ṅō), Saek ง๊อ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		งอ ŋ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	ngɔɔ
	Royal Institute	ngo
(standard) IPA(key)		/ŋɔː˧/(R)
Homophones edit		ง ง.

Verb

งอ • (ngɔɔ) (abstract noun การงอ)

1. to bend.

Adjective

งอ • (ngɔɔ) (abstract noun ความงอ)

1. bent; curved; curled

Western Lawa

Etymology

From Proto-Palaungic *ŋal (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɔ/

Noun

งอ (ngoa)

1. fire.