นิ้ว

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *niːwꟲ (finger; toe). Cognate with Lao ນິ້ວ (niu) or ນີ້ວ (nīu), Northern Thai ᨶᩥ᩠᩶ᩅ, ᦓᦲᧁᧉ (niiw²), Tai Dam ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ, Tai Dón ꪙꪲꪫꫂ, Shan ၼိဝ်ႉ (nḭ̂o), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝᥳ (lėw) or ᥢᥥᥝᥳ (nėw), Phake ꩫိဝ် (niw), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw) or 𑜐𑜢𑜈𑜫 (ñiw), Zuojiang Zhuang niux, Zhuang niux.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicนิ้ว
n i ˆ w
RomanizationPaiboonníu
Royal Institutenio
(standard) IPA(key)/niw˦˥/(R)

Noun[edit]

นิ้ว (níu)

  1. finger; toe. (classifier นิ้ว)
  2. inch.

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