ຍິນ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ŋinᴬ (to hear). Cognate with Thai ยิน (yin), Tai Dam ꪉꪲꪙ, Shan ငိၼ်း (ngín), ယိၼ်း (yín) or ၺိၼ်း (nyín), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜃𑜫 (ṅin), Zhuang nyi or ri. Compare Middle Chinese (MC ngjinX|ngj+nX, “laughing”), Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ (whence Paiwan ladenga or langeda, Malay dengar, Tagalog dinig).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ɲin˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ɲin˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຍິນ
  • Rhymes: -in

Verb

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ຍິນ (nyin) (abstract noun ການຍິນ)

  1. to hear
  2. (in compounds) to feel

Derived terms

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