ຢ່າ

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Lao

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ຢ່າ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲaːᴮ (do not). Cognate with Thai อย่า (yàa), Northern Thai ᩀ᩵ᩣ, 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 ()

  1. don't; do not
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

ຢ່າ () (abstract noun ການຢ່າ)

  1. to divorce
  2. to discontinue