ອາດຍາ

Lao

Alternative forms
  • ອາຍາ (ʼā nyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “authority; command; order; power; etc.”).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔaːt̚˧˩.ɲaː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔaːt̚˥˥˨.ɲaː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອາດ-ຍາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ອາດຍາ • (ʼāt nyā)

  1. authority; power.
  2. penalty; punishment.

Pronoun

ອາດຍາ • (ʼāt nyā)

  1. you (talking to a high ranking nobleman or aristocrat, sometimes also high ranking Buddhist monks)

Derived terms
  • ຍາ (nyā)
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