ຂ້ອຍ

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the elision of the disyllabic polite pronoun ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya) into the monosyllable ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi). Cognate with Thai ข้อย (kɔ̂ɔi), Isan ข้อย, Northern Thai ᨡᩬ᩠᩶ᨿ, Khün ᨡᩭ᩶, ᦃᦾᧉ (ẋoay²).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɔːj˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɔːj˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຂ້ອຍ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːj

Noun[edit]

ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)

  1. servant

Pronoun[edit]

ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)

  1. (colloquial) I, me

See also[edit]