ᨶᩣ
Northern Thai
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tai *naːᴬ (“paddy field”). Cognate with Thai นา (naa), Lao ນາ (nā), Lü ᦓᦱ (naa), Tai Dam ꪙꪱ, Tai Dón ꪙꪱ, Tày nà, Shan ၼႃး (náa), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥰ (läa) or ᥢᥣᥰ (näa), Aiton ꩫ︀ႃ (nā), Phake ꩫ︀ႃ (nā), Ahom 𑜃𑜠 (na) or 𑜃𑜡 (nā), Zhuang naz, Bouyei naz. Compare Proto-Be *niaᴬ², Proto-Hlai *hnaːɦ (“wet field; field dike”)
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ᨶᩣ | |
| Phonemic | นา n ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | naa |
| Royal Institute | na | |
| (Chiang Mai) IPA(key) | /naː˧/ | |
| (Chiang Rai) IPA(key) | /naː˧˧˦/ | |
Noun
ᨶᩣ • (transliteration needed)