ຍາວ

Lao

Etymology

Cognate with Thai ยาว (yaao), Lü ᦍᦱᧁ (yaaw), Shan ယၢဝ်း (yáao).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ɲaːw˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ɲaːw˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຍາວ
• Rhymes: -aːw

Adjective

ຍາວ • (nyāo) (abstract noun ຄວາມຍາວ)

1. long

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• yāva or yāvad (Latin script)
• 𑀬𑀸𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• याव (Devanagari script)
• যাৰ (Bengali script)
• යාව (Sinhalese script)
• ယာဝ or ယႃဝ (Burmese script)
• ยาว or ยาวะ (Thai script)
• ᨿᩣᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ຍາວະ or ຢາວະ (Lao script)
• យាវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄂𑅇 (Chakma script)

Preposition

ຍາວ

1. Lao script form of yāva (“until”)