ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

ໂດຍຂະນ້ອຍ (dōi khan ʼa nya)

Etymology

From ໂດຍ (dōi) + ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya): "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 khān ʼa nya)

used as an extreme polite expression of affirmation or agreement.

See also

ໂດຍ (dōi)

Particle

ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (dōi khān ʼa nya)

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

Derived terms

ໂດຍ (dōi)

See also

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya)

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