Isan

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ໜີ້ ().

Pronoun

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หนี้ (transliteration needed)

  1. here
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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰniːꟲ (debt). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ᩶, Lao ໜີ້ (), ᦐᦲᧉ (ṅii²), Shan ၼီႈ (nīi), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥲ () or ᥢᥤᥲ (), Phake ꩫီ (), Ahom 𑜃𑜣 (), Zhuang nij, Nong Zhuang nij, Zuojiang Zhuang nij.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหนี้
h n ī ˆ
Phonemic
นี่
n ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonnîi
Royal Instituteni
(standard) IPA(key)/niː˥˩/(R)
Homophonesนี่

Noun

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หนี้ (nîi)

  1. (law) obligation.
  2. debt.

Derived terms

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