หนี
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰniːᴬ¹ (“to flee”). Cognate with Isan หนี, Lao ໜີ (nī), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ, Lü ᦐᦲ (ṅii), Tai Dam ꪘꪲ, Shan ၼီ (nǐi), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥴ (lí, “to move, to migrate”), Ahom 𑜃𑜣 (nī).
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic | หนี h n ī | |
Phonemic | หฺนี h ̥ n ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | nǐi |
Royal Institute | ni | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /niː˩˩˦/(R) |