ໃຫຍ່

Lao

Alternative forms

• ໃຫຽ່ — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲaj/aɰᴮ¹ (“big; to grow large”). Cognate with Thai ใหญ่ (yài), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩱ᩵ or ᩉ᩠ᨿᩲ᩵, Lü ᦺᦊᧈ (ẏay¹), Tai Dam ꪻꪐ꪿, Shan ယႂ်ႇ (yàue), Ahom 𑜐𑜧 (ñaw), 𑜊𑜨𑜧 (jʸow) or 𑜊𑜧𑜤 (jʸawu).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ɲaj˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ɲaɰ˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ໃຫຍ່
• Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Adjective

ໃຫຍ່ • (nyai) (abstract noun ຄວາມໃຫຍ່)

1. big, large

See also

• ກຶດ (kưt)
• ໂຕ (tō)