See also: นา and น่า

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *naːꟲ (mother's younger sibling). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣ, Lao ນ້າ (), ᦓᦱᧉ (naa²), Tai Dam ꪙ꫁ꪱ, Tai Dón ꪙꪱꫂ, Tày na̱, Shan ၼႃႉ (nâ̰a), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥳ (lȧa) or ᥢᥣᥳ (nȧa), Aiton ꩫႃ (), Phake ꩫႃ (), Ahom 𑜃𑜡𑜠 (nāa), Zhuang nax, Zuojiang Zhuang nax.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicน้า
n ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonnáa
Royal Institutena
(standard) IPA(key)/naː˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

น้า (náa) (classifier คน)

  1. younger sibling of one's mother; maternal uncle or aunt.
  2. person younger than one's mother.

See also edit

  • ป้า (bpâa, elder sister of one's parent)
  • ลุง (lung, elder brother of one's parent)
  • อา (aa, younger sibling of one's father)