ອາດຍາ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ອາຍາ (ʼā nyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “authority; command; order; power; etc.”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔaːt̚˧˩.ɲaː˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔaːt̚˥˥˨.ɲaː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ອາດ-ຍາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ອາດຍາ • (ʼāt nyā)

1. authority; power.
2. penalty; punishment.

Pronoun

ອາດຍາ • (ʼāt nyā)

1. you (talking to a high ranking nobleman or aristocrat, sometimes also high ranking Buddhist monks)

Derived terms

• ຍາ (nyā)