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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *niːwꟲ (“finger; toe”). Cognate with Lao ນິ້ວ (niu) or ນີ້ວ (nīu), Northern Thai ᨶᩥ᩠᩶ᩅ, Lü ᦓᦲᧁᧉ (niiw²), Tai Dam ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ, Tai Dón ꪙꪲꪫꫂ, Shan ၼိဝ်ႉ (nḭ̂o), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝᥳ (lėw) or ᥢᥥᥝᥳ (nėw), Phake ꩫိဝ် (niw), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw) or 𑜐𑜢𑜈𑜫 (ñiw), Zuojiang Zhuang niux, Zhuang niux.
Pronunciation
Noun
นิ้ว • (níu)
- finger; toe. (classifier นิ้ว)
- inch.
Derived terms
See also
- (Fingers) นิ้ว (níu); หัวแม่มือ (hǔua-mɛ̂ɛ-mʉʉ) / หัวแม่เท้า (hǔua-mɛ̂ɛ-táao) / นิ้วโป้ง (níu-bpôong, “thumb”), นิ้วชี้ (níu-chíi, “index finger”), นิ้วกลาง (níu-glaang, “the middle finger”), นิ้วนาง (níu-naang, “ring finger”), นิ้วก้อย (níu-gɔ̂ɔi, “little finger”), (Category: th:Fingers)