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น้า

noun

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Main meaning

maternal uncle or aunt

1n.

auntlexitron

2n.

mother's sister; father's sister; uncle's wife; grandaunt; great-aunt; auntielexitron

3n.

younger sibling of one's mother; maternal uncle or aunt.wiktionary

4n.

person younger than one's mother.wiktionary

Built from

From Proto-Tai *naːꟲ (“mother's younger sibling”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣ, Lao ນ້າ (nā), Lü ᦓᦱᧉ (naa²), Tai Dam ꪙ꫁ꪱ, Tai Dón ꪙꪱꫂ, Tày na̱, Shan ၼႃႉ (nâ̰a), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥳ (lȧa) or ᥢᥣᥳ (nȧa), Aiton ꩫ︀ႃ (nā), Phake ꩫ︀ႃ (nā), Ahom 𑜃𑜡𑜠 (nāa), Zhuang nax, Zuojiang Zhuang nax.

In a sentence

คุณน้าชอบซื้อตุ๊กตามาฝาก

A note on usage

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