ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ

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Lao

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ໂດຍ (dōi) + ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya): "by (this) little slave", "by the service of this inferior slave." Compare the structure "preposition + self-deprecating pronoun" in Shan တီႈၶႃႈ (tīi khāa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [doːj˩(˧).kʰaː˧˩.nɔːj˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [doːj˩˨.kʰaː˥˥˨.nɔːj˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ໂດຍ-ຂ້າ-ນ້ອຍ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːj

Interjection

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ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khān ʼa nya)

  1. used as an extreme polite expression of affirmation or agreement.

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Particle

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ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khān ʼa nya)

  1. (particle used for politeness by social inferiors to extreme social superiors such as monks and nobility)
  2. yes

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