ໃຫຍ່

Lao edit

Alternative forms edit

ໃຫຽ່ — dated

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲaj/aɰᴮ¹ (“big; to grow large”). Cognate with Thai ใหญ่ (yài), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩱ᩵ or ᩉ᩠ᨿᩲ᩵, Lü ᦺᦊᧈ (ẏay¹), Tai Dam ꪻꪐ꪿, Shan ယႂ်ႇ (yàue), Ahom 𑜐𑜧 (ñaw), 𑜊𑜨𑜧 (jʸow) or 𑜊𑜧𑜤 (jʸawu).

Pronunciation edit

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ɲaj˧]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ɲaɰ˧˨]
Hyphenation: ໃຫຍ່
Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Adjective edit

ໃຫຍ່ • (nyai) (abstract noun ຄວາມໃຫຍ່)

big, large

See also edit

ກຶດ (kưt)
ໂຕ (tō)

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