ใน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ใน au n
Phonemic		ไน ai n
Romanization	Paiboon	nai
	Royal Institute	nai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/naj˧/
Homophones edit		นัย นัยน์ ไน

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̥.daɰᴬ (“inside”), from Middle Chinese 內 (MC nuʌi^H, “inside”). Cognate with Lao ໃນ (nai), Lü ᦺᦓ (nay), Shan ၼႂ်း (náue), Ahom 𑜃𑜧 (naw), Zhuang ndaw.

Preposition

ใน • (nai)

in; inside; within; amidst; into.
(of time) on; at; during.

Adjective

ใน • (nai)

internal; interior; inner.

Derived terms

Derived terms

ยางใน (yaang-nai)

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer nai, naiya, naiy, naya, nay (“of; to belong to, to be the property of; belonging, property”). Cognate with Modern Khmer នៃ (nɨy).

Preposition

ใน • (nai)

(elegant) of; belonging (to).

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