ໜຽວ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ຫນຽວ (niāu) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰniəwᴬ (“sticky”). Cognate with Thai เหนียว (nǐao), Lü ᦵᦐᧁ (ṅew), Shan ၼဵဝ် (nǎeo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝᥴ (léw) or ᥢᥥᥝᥴ (néw), Zhuang niu, Nong Zhuang no.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [niːə̯w˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [niːə̯w˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ໜຽວ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯w

Adjective

ໜຽວ • (niāu) (abstract noun ຄວາມໜຽວ)

  1. sticky, glutinous, viscous
  2. thick, dense
  3. stingy, parsimonious
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