ຂ້ານ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

(archaic): ຂ້ອຍນ້ອຍ (khǭin ’a nya)

Etymology

From ຂ້າ (khā, “servant”) +‎ ນ້ອຍ (nǭi, “small, little”) ("inferior servant")

Pronoun

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ’a nya)

(formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
(formal) I

See also

ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)
ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā)

Particle

Alternative forms

ຂະນ້ອຍ (khan ’a nya)

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ • (khān ’a nya)

(particle used at the end of sentences to make them more polite, used in both statements and questions)
yes, (that's) right

See also

ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khān ’a nya)

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