Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰniːᴬ¹ (to flee). Cognate with Isan หนี, Lao ໜີ (), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ, ᦐᦲ (ṅii), Tai Dam ꪘꪲ, Shan ၼီ (nǐi), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥴ (, to move, to migrate), Ahom 𑜃𑜣 ().

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicหนี
h n ī
Phonemic
หฺนี
h ̥ n ī
RomanizationPaiboonnǐi
Royal Instituteni
(standard) IPA(key)/niː˩˩˦/(R)

Verb edit

หนี (nǐi) (abstract noun การหนี)

  1. to escape; to flee.
  2. to evade; to avoid.