หนา
See also: หน้า
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːᴬ (“thick”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩣ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶᩣ, Lao ໜາ (nā), Lü ᦐᦱ (ṅaa), Tai Dam ꪘꪱ, Tai Dón ꪘꪱ, Tày na, Shan ၼႃ (nǎa), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥴ (láa) or ᥢᥣᥴ (náa), Aiton ꩫႃ (nā), Phake ꩫႃ (nā), Ahom 𑜃𑜡 (nā), Bouyei nal, Zhuang na. Compare Sui qnal, Southern Kam nal, Proto-Hlai *C-naː (whence naː¹~naː⁴~naː³ across the different lects).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | หนา h n ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | หฺนา h ̥ n ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | nǎa |
| Royal Institute | na | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /naː˩˩˦/(R) | |
Adjective
หนา • (nǎa) (abstract noun ความหนา)
Antonyms
- บาง (baang)