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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From the [[w:Sumerian_language|Sumerian]] word ''etšongúi'', meaning young, fresh, or green.
From the [[w:Old_Chinese|Archaic Chinese]] word ''ttsheng'', meaning green.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

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Nanyse

Alternative Forms

ϯѣɔчƣ (Dumun script)

Etymology

From the Archaic Chinese word ttsheng, meaning green.

Pronunciation

  • (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /tsɛng/
  • (Kote Dialect) IPA: /ðsɛng/
  • (Jara Dialect) IPA: /dsɛndʒ/
  • (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /tʃsɛng/

Noun

tseng i (plural: tsengz; tsengza; tsengtseng)

  1. The color green.

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