ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ
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Lao[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ໂດຍຂະນ້ອຍ (dōi khan ʼa nya)
Etymology[edit]
From ໂດຍ (dōi) + ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya): "by (this) little slave", "by the service of this inferior slave." Compare the structure "preposition + self-deprecating pronoun" in Shan တီႈၶႃႈ (tīi khāa).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [doːj˩(˧).kʰaː˧˩.nɔːj˥˨]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [doːj˩˨.kʰaː˥˥˨.nɔːj˧˦]
- Hyphenation: ໂດຍ-ຂ້າ-ນ້ອຍ
- Rhymes: -ɔːj
Interjection[edit]
ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (dōi khān ʼa nya)
- used as an extreme polite expression of affirmation or agreement.
See also[edit]
- ໂດຍ (dōi)
Particle[edit]
ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (dōi khān ʼa nya)
- (particle used for politeness by social inferiors to extreme social superiors such as monks and nobility)
- yes
Derived terms[edit]
- ໂດຍ (dōi)
See also[edit]
- ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya)