lingz

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liŋ˩/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ລີງ (līng), Lü 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

lingz

monkey

Synonyms

duezlingz

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 零 (MC leng).

Numeral

lingz

zero

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Chinese 靈 (MC leng).

Adjective

lingz

effective
(of a prediction) accurate

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Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /liŋ˧˩/

Tone numbers: ling²

Hyphenation: lingz

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ລີງ (līng), Lü 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

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

monkey
Synonym: (dialectal) maxlaeuz

**Zhuang cardinal numbers**
	0	1 >
Cardinal : lingz

Etymology 2

From Chinese 零 (MC leng).

Numeral

lingz (Sawndip forms 𭝋 or 〇, 1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

zero
bak lingz sam
one hundred and three

Adverb

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

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

Etymology 3

From Chinese 鈴 (MC leng).

Noun

lingz (1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

bell

Etymology 4

From Chinese 靈 (MC leng).

Adjective

lingz (1957–1982 spelling liŋƨ)

clever; bright; sharp; smart
effective
(of a prediction) accurate

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