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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːᶜ (“face”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣ, Lao ໜ້າ (nā), Lü ᦐᦱᧉ (ṅaa²), Tai Dam ꪘ꫁ꪱ, Tai Dón ꪘꪱꫂ, Tày nả, Shan ၼႃႈ (nāa), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥲ (làa) or ᥢᥣᥲ (nàa), Ahom 𑜃𑜠 (na) or 𑜃𑜡 (nā), Zhuang naj. Compare Proto-Be *naːᴮꟲ¹, whence Lingao na³.
Compare also Burmese နှာ (hna).
Pronunciation
Noun
หน้า • (nâa)
- face; surface; front.
- (figurative) person.
- (figurative) reputation; dignity.
- page (as of a book).
- occasion; season; period.
Adjective
หน้า • (nâa)
- front.
- next.
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Preposition
หน้า • (nâa)
- in front of
- before