awng:

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Parauk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (PRC orthography) ong

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Palaungic *ʔɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔuŋ ~ *ʔuəŋ ~ *huŋ ~ *huəŋ (wasp; hornet). Cognate with Khmu ʔɔːŋ ("wasp"), Bahnar ong, Vietnamese ong.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

awng: 

  1. hornet

References[edit]

Watkins, Justin (2013) Dictionary of Wa, Leiden