ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ໂດຍຂະນ້ອຍ (dōi khan ʼa nya)

Etymology

From ໂດຍ (dōi) + ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya): "by (this) little slave", "by the service of this inferior slave." Compare the structure "preposition + self-deprecating pronoun" in Shan တီႈၶႃႈ (tīi khāa).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [doːj˩(˧).kʰaː˧˩.nɔːj˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [doːj˩˨.kʰaː˥˥˨.nɔːj˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ໂດຍ-ຂ້າ-ນ້ອຍ
• Rhymes: -ɔːj

Interjection

ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (dōi khān ʼa nya)

1. used as an extreme polite expression of affirmation or agreement.

See also

• ໂດຍ (dōi)

Particle

ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (dōi khān ʼa nya)

1. (particle used for politeness by social inferiors to extreme social superiors such as monks and nobility)
2. yes

Derived terms

• ໂດຍ (dōi)

See also

• ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya)