ສັນຍາ

Lao

Etymology

From Pali saññā (“motion, perception; sign”), from Sanskrit संज्ञा (saṃjñā). Compare Khmer សន្យា (sɑnyaa), Thai สัญญา (sǎn-yaa).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [san˩(˧).ɲaː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [san˥˧˧.ɲaː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສັນ-ຍາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ສັນຍາ • (san nyā)

  1. treaty, contract

Verb

ສັນຍາ • (san nyā) (abstract noun ການສັນຍາ)

  1. to promise

Derived terms

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