the female first name "nongthang leima" (ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ) is made up of two meitei language words, "nongthang" (ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ, /noŋ.tʰáŋ/) and "leima" (ꯂꯩꯃ, /lə́i.ma/). in meitei language (manipuri language), "nongthang" (ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ, /noŋ.tʰáŋ/) means lightning. the word "nongthang" (ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ, /noŋ.tʰáŋ/) itself is also made up of two words, "nong" (ꯅꯣꯡ, /noŋ/) and "thāng" (ꯊꯥꯡ, /tʰáŋ/). "nong" (ꯅꯣꯡ, /noŋ/) means rain and "thāng" (ꯊꯥꯡ, /tʰáŋ/) means sword.