ນາຍົກ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali nāyaka or Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka).

Compare Thai นายก (naa-yók), Khmer នាយក (niəyŭək), Northern Thai ᨶᩣᨿᩫ᩠ᨠ.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [naː˧˥.ɲok̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [naː˩˨.ɲok̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ນາ-ຍົກ
• Rhymes: -ok̚

Noun

ນາຍົກ • (nā nyok) (classifier ຄົນ)

1. chief, lord, master