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Isan
Etymology
Cognate with Lao ໜີ້ (nī).
Pronoun
หนี้ (transliteration needed)
- here
- หนั้น (nàn, “there”)
- พู้น (pûun, “over there”)
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰniːꟲ (“debt”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ᩶, Lao ໜີ້ (nī), Lü ᦐᦲᧉ (ṅii²), Shan ၼီႈ (nīi), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥲ (lì) or ᥢᥤᥲ (nì), Phake ꩫီ (nī), Ahom 𑜃𑜣 (nī), Zhuang nij, Nong Zhuang nij, Zuojiang Zhuang nij.
Pronunciation
Noun
หนี้ • (nîi)
- (law) obligation.
- debt.
Derived terms