ໜາ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫນາ (nā) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːᴬ (“thick”). Cognate with Thai หนา (nǎa), Lü ᦐᦱ (ṅaa), Shan ၼႃ (nǎa), Ahom 𑜃𑜡 (nā), Bouyei nal, Zhuang na. Compare Sui qnal, Southern Kam nal, Proto-Hlai *C-naː (> naː¹~naː⁴~naː³ across the different lects).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [naː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [naː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ໜາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Adjective

ໜາ • (nā) (abstract noun ຄວາມໜາ)

1. thick.
2. dense.