ຍິນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ŋinᴬ (“to hear”). Cognate with Thai ยิน (yin), Tai Dam ꪉꪲꪙ, Shan ငိၼ်း (ngín), ယိၼ်း (yín) or ၺိၼ်း (nyín), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜃𑜫 (ṅin), Zhuang nyi or ri. Compare Middle Chinese 听 (MC ngjinX|ngj+nX, “laughing”), Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ (whence Paiwan ladenga or langeda, Malay dengar, Tagalog dinig).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ɲin˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ɲin˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຍິນ
  • Rhymes: -in

Verb

ຍິນ • (nyin) (abstract noun ການຍິນ)

  1. to hear
  2. (in compounds) to feel

Derived terms

  • ຍິນຂ່າວ (nyin khāo)
  • ຍິນແຄນ (nyin khǣn)
  • ຍິນວ່າ (nyin wā)
  • ຍິນຮ້າຽ (nyin hāi)
  • ໄດ້ຍິນ (dn)
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