ໜຽວ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫນຽວ (niāu) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰniəwᴬ (“sticky”). Cognate with Thai เหนียว (nǐao), Lü ᦵᦐᧁ (ṅew), Shan ၼဵဝ် (nǎeo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝᥴ (léw) or ᥢᥥᥝᥴ (néw), Zhuang niu, Nong Zhuang no.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [niːə̯w˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [niːə̯w˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ໜຽວ
• Rhymes: -iːə̯w

Adjective

ໜຽວ • (niāu) (abstract noun ຄວາມໜຽວ)

1. sticky, glutinous, viscous
2. thick, dense
3. stingy, parsimonious