Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰniːᴬ¹ (to flee). Cognate with Isan หนี, Lao ໜີ (), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ, ᦐᦲ (ṅii), Tai Dam ꪘꪲ, Shan ၼီ (nǐi), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥴ (, to move, to migrate), Ahom 𑜃𑜣 ().

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหนี
h n ī
Phonemic
หฺนี
h ̥ n ī
RomanizationPaiboonnǐi
Royal Instituteni
(standard) IPA(key)/niː˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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หนี (nǐi) (abstract noun การหนี)

  1. to escape; to flee.
  2. to evade; to avoid.