ຍິນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ŋinᴬ (“to hear”). Cognate with Thai ยิน (yin), Tai Dam ꪉꪲꪙ, Shan ငိၼ်း (ngín), ယိၼ်း (yín) or ၺိၼ်း (nyín), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜃𑜫 (ṅin), Zhuang nyi or ri. Compare Middle Chinese 听 (MC ngjinX|ngj+nX, “laughing”), Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ (whence Paiwan ladenga or langeda, Malay dengar, Tagalog dinig).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ɲin˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ɲin˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຍິນ
• Rhymes: -in

Verb

ຍິນ • (nyin) (abstract noun ການຍິນ)

1. to hear
2. (in compounds) to feel

Derived terms

• ຍິນຂ່າວ (nyin khāo)
• ຍິນແຄນ (nyin khǣn)
• ຍິນວ່າ (nyin wā)
• ຍິນຮ້າຽ (nyin hāi)
• ໄດ້ຍິນ (dai nyin)