เหนียว

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰniəwᴬ (“sticky”). Cognate with Lao ໜຽວ (niāu), Shan ၼဵဝ် (něw).

Pronunciation
Orthographicเหนียว
e h n ī y w
Phonemicเหฺนียว
e h ̥ n ī y w
RomanizationPaiboonnǐao
Royal Instituteniao
(standard) IPA(key)/nia̯w˩˩˦/

Adjective

เหนียว • (nǐao) (abstract noun ความเหนียว)

  1. tough; strong
  2. sticky; gluey; glutinous
  3. stingy; cheap

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