Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *noːjꟲ (small). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩬ᩠᩶ᨿ, Lao ນ້ອຍ (nǭi), ᦓᦾᧉ (noay²), Tai Dam ꪙ꫁ꪮꪥ, Tai Dón ꪙꪮꪥꫂ, Shan ၼွႆႉ (nâ̰ui), Tai Nüa ᥘᥩᥭᥳ (lȯay) or ᥢᥩᥭᥳ (nȯay), Phake ꩫွႝ (noy), Ahom 𑜃𑜨𑜩 (noy) or 𑜃𑜨𑜐𑜫 (noñ), Zhuang noix.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicน้อย
n ˆ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonnɔ́ɔi
Royal Institutenoi
(standard) IPA(key)/nɔːj˦˥/(R)

Adjective edit

น้อย (nɔ́ɔi) (abstract noun ความน้อย)

  1. little, few.
  2. small.

Adverb edit

น้อย (nɔ́ɔi) (abstract noun ความน้อย)

  1. a little, a few.

Synonyms edit

Antonyms edit