Lao edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali nāyaka or Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka).

Compare Thai นายก (naa-yók), Khmer នាយក (niəyŭək), Northern Thai ᨶᩣᨿᩫ᩠ᨠ.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [naː˧˥.ɲok̚˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [naː˩˨.ɲok̚˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ນາ-ຍົກ
  • Rhymes: -ok̚

Noun edit

ນາຍົກ (nā nyok) (classifier ຄົນ)

  1. chief, lord, master