ຍິນ
Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ŋinᴬ (“to hear”). Cognate with Thai ยิน (yin), Tai Dam ꪉꪲꪙ, Shan ငိၼ်း (ngín), ယိၼ်း (yín) or ၺိၼ်း (nyín), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜃𑜫 (ṅin), Zhuang nyi or ri. Compare Middle Chinese 听 (MC ŋiɪnX, ŋɨnX, “laughing”), Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ (whence Paiwan ladenga or langeda, Malay dengar, Tagalog dinig).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ɲin˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ɲin˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ຍິນ
- Rhymes: -in
Verb
ຍິນ • (nyin) (abstract noun ການຍິນ)
- to hear
- (in compounds) to feel
Derived terms
- ຍິນຂ່າວ (nyin khāo)
- ຍິນແຄນ (nyin khǣn)
- ຍິນວ່າ (nyin wā)
- ຍິນຮ້າຽ (nyin hāi)
- ໄດ້ຍິນ (dai nyin)