ຂ້ານ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• (archaic) ຂ້ອຍນ້ອຍ (khǭin ʼa nya)

Etymology

From ຂ້າ (khā, “servant”) +‎ ນ້ອຍ (nǭi, “small, little”) ("inferior servant"). Cognate with Isan ข้าน้อย, Khün ᨡ᩶ᩣᨶᩭ᩶ (khaa³ nɔɔy⁶), Lü ᦃᦱᧉᦓᦾᧉ (ẋaa²noay²).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰaː˧˩.nɔːj˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰaː˥˥˨.nɔːj˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ຂ້າ-ນ້ອຍ
• Rhymes: -ɔːj

Pronoun

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ʼa nya)

1. (formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
2. (formal) I

See also

Lao personal pronouns
	Singular			Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Formal	ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya), ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā)	ທ່ານ (thān)	ເພິ່ນ (phœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)	ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhān ʼa nya)	ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān)	ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)
Common	ເຮົາ (hao) ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)	ເຈົ້າ (chao)	ເຂົາ (khao)	ເຮົາ (hao), ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao) ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi)	ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao)	ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao) ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo)
Informal		ໂຕ (tō)	ລາວ (lāo)
Vulgar	ກູ (kū)	ມຶງ (mưng)	ມັນ (man)	N/A

Particle

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ʼa nya)

1. (particle used at the end of sentences to make them more polite, used in both statements and questions)
2. yes, (that's) right

Alternative forms

• ຂະນ້ອຍ (khan ʼa nya)

See also

• ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khān ʼa nya)