ໜຽວ

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Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰniəwᴬ (sticky). Cognate with Thai เหนียว (nǐao), ᦵᦐᧁ (ṅew), Shan ၼဵဝ် (nǎeo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝᥴ (léw) or ᥢᥥᥝᥴ (néw), Zhuang niu, Nong Zhuang no.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ໜຽວ (niāu) (abstract noun ຄວາມໜຽວ)

  1. sticky, glutinous, viscous
  2. thick, dense
  3. stingy, parsimonious