ຂ້ານ້ອຍ

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Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ຂ້າ (khā, servant) +‎ ນ້ອຍ (nǭi, small, little) ("inferior servant"). Cognate with Isan ข้าน้อย, Khün ᨡ᩶ᩣᨶᩭ᩶ (khaa³ nɔɔy⁶), ᦃᦱᧉᦓᦾᧉ (ẋaa²noay²).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key):
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ຂ້າ-ນ້ອຍ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːj

Pronoun

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya)

  1. (formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
  2. (formal) I

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 () ລາວ (lāo)
Vulgar ກູ () ມຶງ (mưng) ມັນ (man) N/A

Particle

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya)

  1. (particle used at the end of sentences to make them more polite, used in both statements and questions)
  2. yes, (that's) right

Alternative forms

See also