Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Pali saññā (motion, perception; sign), from Sanskrit संज्ञा (saṃjñā). Compare Khmer សន្យា (sɑnyaa), Thai สัญญา (sǎn-yaa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [san˩(˧).ɲaː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [san˥˧˧.ɲaː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສັນ-ຍາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun edit

ສັນຍາ (san nyā)

  1. treaty, contract

Verb edit

ສັນຍາ (san nyā) (abstract noun ການສັນຍາ)

  1. to promise

Derived terms edit