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dɛɛngnoun

red

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.

redlexitron

2adj.

redwiktionary

3n.

cent; money (for expressing destitution)(colloquial)wiktionary

4n.

the tree of pyinkado (Xylia xylocarpa), used in constructionwiktionary

5n.

dried ripe seed of garden cress (Lepidium sativum), used as herbwiktionary

6n.

the freshwater fish of Phalacronotus bleekeri (syn. Micronema bleekeri)wiktionary

7n.

red ant, Oecophylla smaragdinawiktionary

8v.

to reveal(colloquial, intransitive)wiktionary

Built from

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ (“red”), from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ (“red”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯᩯ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແດງ (dǣng), Lü ᦶᦡᧂ (ḋaeng), Shan လႅင် (lěng), Tai Dam ꪵꪒꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥒ (laeng), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜂𑜫 (diṅ) or 𑜃𑜢𑜂𑜫 (niṅ), Tày đeng, Zhuang nding, Nong Zhuang ndiang, Nùng đéng, Saek รี๋ง. Compare Proto-Be *ziːŋᴬ¹ (“red; crimson”). Shortened from สตางค์แดง. From the properties of livings that have red or red-like color.

A note on usage

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