ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ໂດຍຂະນ້ອຍ (dōi kha nǭi)

Etymology

From ໂດຍ (dōi) + ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khā nǭi): "by (this) little slave", "by the service of this inferior slave." Compare the structure "preposition + self-deprecating pronoun" in Shan တီႈၶႃႈ (tīi khāa).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [doːj˩(˧).kʰaː˧˩.nɔːj˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [doːj˩˨.kʰaː˥˥˨.nɔːj˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ໂດຍ-ຂ້າ-ນ້ອຍ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːj

Interjection

ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (dōi khā nǭi)

  1. used as an extreme polite expression of affirmation or agreement.

See also

Particle

ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (dōi khā nǭi)

  1. (particle used for politeness by social inferiors to extreme social superiors such as monks and nobility)
  2. yes

Derived terms

See also

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