ຂ້ານ້ອຍ
Lao
editAlternative forms
edit- (archaic) ຂ້ອຍນ້ອຍ (khǭin ʼa nya)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ʼa nya)
- (formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
- (formal) I
See also
editLao personal pronouns | ||||||
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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
editຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (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)