ວິນາທີ

Lao

Etymology

From Sanskrit विनाडी (vināḍī, “period of 24 seconds”). Compare Khmer វិនាទី (viniətii), Thai วินาที (wí-naa-tii).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋiʔ˧.naː˧˥.tʰiː˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋiʔ˧˨.naː˩˨.tʰiː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ວິ-ນາ-ທີ
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ວິນາທີ • (wi nā thī)

1. second (unit of time)

See also

• (units of time) ໜ່ວຍເວລາ (nuāiwē lā); ປີ (pī, “year”), ເດືອນ (dư̄an, “month”), ສັບປະດາ (sap pa dā, “week”) / ອາທິດ (ʼā thit, “week”), ມື້ (mư̄, “day”) / ວັນ (wan, “day”), ຊົ່ວໂມງ (sūa mōng, “hour”), ນາທີ (nā thī, “minute”), ວິນາທີ (wi nā thī, “second”)