ຈິດໃຈ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Thai จิตใจ (jìt-jai).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [t͡ɕit̚˧˥.t͡ɕaj˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [t͡ɕit̚˩˨.t͡ɕaɰ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຈິດ-ໃຈ
  • Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Noun

ຈິດໃຈ • (chit chai)

  1. mind, heart, will
  2. feeling, emotion
  3. intellect, reason
  4. sensation

Derived terms

  • ອະນາດຈິດໃຈ (ʼa nāt chit chai) — pitiable, piteous