ไทเหนือ

Thai

Alternative forms

ไทยเหนือ (tai-nʉ̌ʉa)

Etymology

ไท (tai, “Tai”) +‎ เหนือ (nʉ̌ʉa, “north”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ไทเหนือ ai d e h n ụ̄ ɒ
Phonemic		ไท-เหฺนือ ai d – e h ̥ n ụ̄ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	tai-nʉ̌ʉa
	Royal Institute	thai-nuea
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰaj˧.nɯa̯˩˩˦/^(R)

Proper noun

ไทเหนือ • (tai-nʉ̌ʉa)

(proscribed) Northern Thai.
(proscribed) Tai Nüa, Tai Dehong.

Usage notes

ไทเหนือ/ไทยเหนือ is inappropriate to use since it is ambiguous between "Northern Thai" and "Tai Nüa/Tai Dehong". They should be used as ไทยถิ่นเหนือ and ไทใต้คง (tai-dtâai-kong) respectively.

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