Lao edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰniəwᴬ (sticky). Cognate with Thai เหนียว (nǐao), ᦵᦐᧁ (ṅew), Shan ၼဵဝ် (nǎeo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝᥴ (léw) or ᥢᥥᥝᥴ (néw), Zhuang niu, Nong Zhuang no.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [niːə̯w˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [niːə̯w˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ໜຽວ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯w

Adjective edit

ໜຽວ (niāu) (abstract noun ຄວາມໜຽວ)

  1. sticky, glutinous, viscous
  2. thick, dense
  3. stingy, parsimonious