ຢ່າ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [jaː˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [jaː˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຢ່າ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲaːᴮ (“do not”). Cognate with Thai อย่า (yàa), Northern Thai ᩀ᩵ᩣ, Lü ᦊᦱᧈ (ẏaa¹), Khün ᩀ᩵ᩣ, Tai Dam ꪑ꪿ꪱ, Shan ယႃႇ (yàa), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥱ (yǎa), Ahom 𑜊𑜠 (jʸa) or 𑜊𑜡 (jʸā), Phu Thai ญา.

Adverb

ຢ່າ • (yā)

  1. don't; do not
See also
  • ຫ້າມ (hām)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ˀjaːᴮ (“to quit”). Cognate with Thai หย่า (yàa).

Verb

ຢ່າ • (yā) (abstract noun ການຢ່າ)

  1. to divorce
  2. to discontinue
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