นิยาย

Thai

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Khmer nyāya (method; system), corresponding to Modern Khmer និយាយ (niyiəy, to chat; to relate; to speak; to tell; etc); ultimately from Sanskrit न्याय (nyāya, law, rule; lawsuit; justice; method; system; etc).

Pronunciation

Orthographicนิยาย
niyāy
Phonemicนิ-ยาย
niyāy
RomanizationPaiboonní-yaai
Royal Instituteni-yai
(standard) IPA(key)/ni˦˥.jaːj˧/

Noun

นิยาย (ní-yaai)

  1. fiction: imaginative, imagined, or invented story.

Derived terms

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