ຂ້ອຍ
Lao
Alternative forms
- ຂ້ຽ (khīa), ຂ້ອຽ (khǭi) — dated
Etymology
Derived from the elision of the disyllabic polite pronoun ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya) into the monosyllable ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi). Cognate with Thai ข้อย (kɔ̂ɔi), Isan ข้อย, Northern Thai ᨡᩬ᩠᩶ᨿ, Khün ᨡᩭ᩶, Lü ᦃᦾᧉ (ẋoay²).
Pronunciation
See also
| Lao personal pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| Formal | ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya), ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā) | ທ່ານ (thān) | ເພິ່ນ (phœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) | ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhān ʼa nya) | ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān) | ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) |
| Common | ເຮົາ (hao) ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi) |
ເຈົ້າ (chao) | ເຂົາ (khao) | ເຮົາ (hao), ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao) ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi) |
ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao) | ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao) ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo) |
| Informal | ໂຕ (tō) | ລາວ (lāo) | ||||
| Vulgar | ກູ (kū) | ມຶງ (mưng) | ມັນ (man) | N/A | ||
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