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ໃຫຍ່

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Lao

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲaɰᴮ¹ (big; to grow large). Cognate with Thai ใหญ่ (yài), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩱ᩵ or ᩉ᩠ᨿᩲ᩵, ᦺᦊᧈ (ẏay¹), Tai Dam ꪻꪐ꪿, Shan ယႂ်ႇ (yàue), Ahom 𑜐𑜧 (ñaw), 𑜊𑜨𑜧 (jʸow) or 𑜊𑜧𑜤 (jʸawu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ɲaj˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ɲaɰ˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໃຫຍ່
  • Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Adjective

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ໃຫຍ່ (nyai) (abstract noun ຄວາມໃຫຍ່)

  1. big, large

See also

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