ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣ

Northern Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *ʰnaːꟲ. Cognate with Thai หน้า (nâa), Lao ໜ້າ (), ᦐᦱᧉ (ṅaa²), Tai Dam ꪘ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၼႃႈ (nāa), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥲ (làa) or ᥢᥣᥲ (nàa), Ahom 𑜃𑜠 (na) or 𑜃𑜡 (), Zhuang naj.

Pronunciation

Orthographicᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣ
Phonemicหฺน้า
h ̥ n ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonna᷆a
Royal Institutena
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/naː˥˥˨/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/naː˥˥/

Noun

ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣ • (transliteration needed)

  1. face; front.