เหนียว

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰniəwᴬ (sticky).

Cognate with Lao ໜຽວ (niāu), ᦵᦐᧁ (ṅew), Shan ၼဵဝ် (nǎeo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝᥴ (léw) or ᥢᥥᥝᥴ (néw), Tai Dam ꪘꪸꪫ, Zhuang niu, Nong Zhuang no.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเหนียว
e h n ī y w
Phonemic
เหฺนียว
e h ̥ n ī y w
RomanizationPaiboonnǐao
Royal Instituteniao
(standard) IPA(key)/nia̯w˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

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เหนียว (nǐao) (abstract noun ความเหนียว)

  1. tough; strong
  2. sticky; gluey; glutinous
  3. stingy; cheap

Derived terms

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