ສັນຍາ

Lao

Etymology

From Pali saññā (“motion, perception; sign”), from Sanskrit संज्ञा (saṃjñā). Compare Khmer សន្យា (sɑnyaa), Thai สัญญา (sǎn-yaa).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [san˩(˧).ɲaː˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [san˥˧˧.ɲaː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ສັນ-ຍາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ສັນຍາ • (san nyā)

1. treaty, contract

Verb

ສັນຍາ • (san nyā) (abstract noun ການສັນຍາ)

1. to promise

Derived terms

• ຄຳສັນຍາ (kham san nyā)