ย่า

See also: ยา

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Austronesian *aya (“grandmother”),[1] Lao ຍ່າ (nyā), Zhuang yah.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicย่า
y ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonyâa
Royal Instituteya
(standard) IPA(key)/jaː˥˩/(R)
Homophonesหญ้า

Noun

ย่า • (yâa) (classifier คน)

  1. paternal grandmother.

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References

  1. ^ Ostapirat, Weera (2005) "Kra-dai and Austronesian: notes on phonological correspondences and vocabulary distribution" Sagart, Laurent; et al. (eds.) The Peopling of East Asia, London, New York: RoutledgeCurzon, pages 111, 122
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