นิ้ว
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *niːwꟲ (“finger; toe”).[1]
Cognate with Lao ນິ້ວ (niu) or ນີ້ວ (nīu), Northern Thai ᨶᩥ᩠᩶ᩅ, Lü ᦓᦲᧁᧉ (niiw²), Tai Dam ꪙꪲ꫁ꪫ, Tai Dón ꪙꪲꪫꫂ, Shan ၼိဝ်ႉ (nḭ̂o), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝᥳ (lėw) or ᥢᥥᥝᥳ (nėw), Phake ꩫိဝ် (niw), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw) or 𑜐𑜢𑜈𑜫 (ñiw), Zuojiang Zhuang niux, Zhuang niux (dialectal).
Note also similarities to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *C̥.nuʔ (“finger”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | นิ้ว n i ˆ w | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | níu |
| Royal Institute | nio | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /niw˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
นิ้ว • (níu)
Derived terms
See also
terms for fingers: นิ้ว (níu)edit
References
Further reading
- “นิ้ว” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.