ຂ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

ຂ້ຽ (khīa), ຂ້ອຽ (khǭi) – dated

Etymology

Derived from the elision of the disyllabic polite pronoun ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya) into the monosyllable ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi). Cognate with Thai ข้อย (kɔ̂ɔi), Isan ข้อย, Northern Thai ᨡᩬ᩠᩶ᨿ, Khün ᨡᩭ᩶, Lü ᦃᦾᧉ (ẋoay²).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰɔːj˧˩]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰɔːj˥˥˨]
Hyphenation: ຂ້ອຍ
Rhymes: -ɔːj

Noun

ຂ້ອຍ • (khǭi)

servant

Pronoun

ຂ້ອຍ • (khǭi)

(colloquial) I, me

See also

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya)
ກູ (kū)

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