Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰniːwꟲ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩥ᩶ᩅ, Lao ໜີ້ວ (nīu), ᦐᦲᧁᧉ (ṅiiw²).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicนิ่ว
n i ˋ w
RomanizationPaiboonnîu
Royal Institutenio
(standard) IPA(key)/niw˥˩/(R)

Noun

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นิ่ว (nîu) (classifier ก้อน)

  1. calculus; stone