นิ้ว

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *niːwꟲ (“finger; toe”). Cognate with Lao ນິ້ວ (niu) or ນີ້ວ (nīu), Northern Thai ᨶᩥ᩠᩶ᩅ, Lü ᦓᦲᧁᧉ (niiw²), Tai Dam ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ, Shan ၼိဝ်ႉ (nḭ̂o), Phake ꩫိဝ် (niw), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw) or 𑜐𑜢𑜈𑜫 (ñiw), Zuojiang Zhuang niux, Zhuang niux.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		นิ้ว n i ˆ w
Romanization	Paiboon	níu
	Royal Institute	nio
(standard) IPA^(key)		/niw˦˥/^(R)

Noun

นิ้ว • (níu)

finger; toe.
inch.

Derived terms

ข้อนิ้ว (kɔ̂ɔ-níu, “knuckle”)

See also

(Fingers) นิ้ว‎ (níu); หัวแม่มือ (hǔua-mɛ̂ɛ-mʉʉ, “thumb”), นิ้วชี้ (níu-chíi, “index finger”), นิ้วกลาง (níu-glaang, “the middle finger”), นิ้วนาง (níu-naang, “ring finger”), นิ้วก้อย (níu-gɔ̂ɔi, “little finger”), ^{(Category: th:Fingers)}

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