ໜາ

Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːᴬ (“thick”). Cognate with Thai หนา (nǎa), Lü ᦐᦱ (ṅaa), Shan ၼႃ (nǎa), Ahom 𑜃𑜡 (nā), Bouyei nal, Zhuang na. Compare Sui qnal, Southern Kam nal, Proto-Hlai *C-naː (> naː¹~naː⁴~naː³ across the different lects).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [naː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [naː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ໜາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Adjective

ໜາ • (nā) (abstract noun ຄວາມໜາ)

  1. thick.
  2. dense.
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