ຢ່າ

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Lao[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [jaː˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [jaː˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຢ່າ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲaːᴮ (“do not”). Cognate with Thai อย่า (yàa), Northern Thai ᩀ᩵ᩣ, Lü ᦊᦱᧈ (ẏaa¹), Khün ᩀ᩵ᩣ, Tai Dam ꪑ꪿ꪱ, Shan ယႃႇ (yàa), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥱ (yǎa), Ahom 𑜊𑜠 (jʸa) or 𑜊𑜡 (jʸā), Phu Thai ญา.

Adverb[edit]

ຢ່າ • (yā)

  1. don't; do not
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ˀjaːᴮ (“to quit”). Cognate with Thai หย่า (yàa).

Verb[edit]

ຢ່າ • (yā) (abstract noun ການຢ່າ)

  1. to divorce
  2. to discontinue
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