ຂ້ານ້ອຍ
Lao edit
Alternative forms edit
- (archaic) ຂ້ອຍນ້ອຍ (khǭin ʼa nya)
Etymology edit
From ຂ້າ (khā, “servant”) + ນ້ອຍ (nǭi, “small, little”) ("inferior servant"). Cognate with Isan ข้าน้อย, Khün ᨡ᩶ᩣᨶᩭ᩶ (khaa³ nɔɔy⁶), Lü ᦃᦱᧉᦓᦾᧉ (ẋaa²noay²).
Pronunciation edit
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaː˧˩.nɔːj˥˨]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaː˥˥˨.nɔːj˧˦]
- Hyphenation: ຂ້າ-ນ້ອຍ
- Rhymes: -ɔːj
Pronoun edit
ຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ʼa nya)
- (formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
- (formal) I
See also edit
Particle edit
ຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ʼa nya)
- (particle used at the end of sentences to make them more polite, used in both statements and questions)
- yes, (that's) right
Alternative forms edit
- ຂະນ້ອຍ (khan ʼa nya)
See also edit
- ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khān ʼa nya)