ງ່າຍ

See also: ງາຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ງ່າຽ (ngāi) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ŋaːjᴮ (“easy”). Cognate with Thai ง่าย (ngâai), Northern Thai ᨦ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦇᦻᧈ (ngaay¹), Shan ငၢႆႈ (ngāai), Tai Dam ꪉ꪿ꪱꪥ, Ahom 𑜂𑜩 (ṅay), Saek หง้าย.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ງ່າຍ
• Rhymes: -aːj

Adjective

ງ່າຍ • (ngāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມງ່າຍ)

1. easy, simple