นิ้ว
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *niːwꟲ (“finger; toe”).[1]
Cognate with Lao ນິ້ວ (niu) or ນີ້ວ (nīu), Northern Thai ᨶᩥ᩠᩶ᩅ, Lü 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 (dialectal).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | นิ้ว n i ˆ w | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | níu |
| Royal Institute | nio | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /niw˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
นิ้ว • (níu)
Derived terms
- ข้อนิ้ว (kɔ̂ɔ-níu, “knuckle”)
See also
terms for fingers: นิ้ว (níu)edit