ຂ້ານ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• (archaic): ຂ້ອຍນ້ອຍ (khǭin ʼa nya)

Etymology

From ຂ້າ (khā, “servant”) +‎ ນ້ອຍ (nǭi, “small, little”) ("inferior servant")

Pronoun

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ʼa nya)

1. (formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
2. (formal) I

See also

• ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)
• ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā)

Alternative forms

• ຂະນ້ອຍ (khan ʼa nya)

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ʼa nya)

1. (particle used at the end of sentences to make them more polite, used in both statements and questions)
2. yes, (that's) right

See also

• ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khān ʼa nya)