ອາດຍາ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ອາຍາ (ʼ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, authority; command; order; power; etc.).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ອາດຍາ • (ʼā da nyā)

  1. authority; power.
  2. penalty; punishment.

Pronoun

ອາດຍາ • (ʼā da nyā)

  1. you (talking to a high ranking nobleman or aristocrat, sometimes also high ranking Buddhist monks)

Derived terms

  • ຍາ (nyā)