ຂ້ານ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ຂ້າ (khā, “servant”) +‎ ນ້ອຍ (nǭi, “small, little”) ("inferior servant"). Cognate with Isan ข้าน้อย, Khün ᨡ᩶ᩣᨶᩭ᩶ (khaa³ nɔɔy⁶), Lü ᦃᦱᧉᦓᦾᧉ (ẋaa²noay²).

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

Pronoun

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ʼa nya)

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

See also

Particle

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

Alternative forms
  • ຂະນ້ອຍ (khan ʼa nya)

See also
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