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hoenx

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Zhuang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɣoːlꟲ (“to hammer”).[1]

Cognate with Thai ค้อน (kɔ́ɔn), Lao ຄ້ອນ (khǭn), Shan ၶွၼ်ႉ (khâ̰un), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜃𑜫 (khon), Saek กฺอน.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hoenx (Sawndip forms 揾[2] or 掍[2] or 捪[2] or 捆[2] or 𰓠[2] or 𭠢[2], 1957–1982 spelling hɵnч)

  1. to hit (someone or something); to strike; to smack
    Synonyms: (dialectal) saux, (dialectal) ndoiq, (dialectal) doh

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 354
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN
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