ອາດຍາ
Lao
Alternative forms
- ອາຍາ (’ā nyā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “authority; command; order; power; etc.”).
Noun
ອາດຍາ • (’āt nyā)
- authority; power.
- penalty; punishment.
Pronoun
ອາດຍາ • (’āt nyā)
- you (talking to a high ranking nobleman or aristocrat, sometimes also high ranking Buddhist monks)
Derived terms
- ຍາ (nyā)