ຍ່າງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *jaːŋᴮ² (“to step; to take a step”). Cognate with Thai ย่าง (yâang), Isan ญ่าง or ย่าง, Lü ᦍᦱᧂᧈ (yaang¹), Tai Dam ꪑ꪿ꪱꪉ, Shan ယၢင်ႈ (yāang), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥒ (yaang).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ɲaːŋ˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ɲaːŋ˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຍ່າງ
• Rhymes: -aːŋ

Verb

ຍ່າງ • (nyāng) (abstract noun ການຍ່າງ)

1. to walk.

Synonyms

• ເດີນ (dœ̄n)