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น้อง

nɔ́ɔngnoun

younger person

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.

younger personlexitron

2n.

brother; sisterlexitron

3n.

younger brother; younger sisterwiktionary

4n.

younger personwiktionary

5n.

baby; infant; young child(slang)wiktionary

6n.

subordinate; inferior; servant(slang)wiktionary

7n.

used as a title or term of address / used as a title for or term of address to a younger brother, younger sister, or younger person; used by such person to refer to oneself when speaking to an elder brother, elder sister, or older personwiktionary

8n.

used as a title or term of address / used as an affectionate title for or term of address to a beloved, younger person; used by such person to refer to oneself when speaking to a beloved, older personwiktionary

9n.

used as a title or term of address / used as an affectionate title for or term of address to an animal or object(slang)wiktionary

10n.

used as a title or term of address / used as a title for or term of address to a subordinate, inferior, or servant(colloquial)wiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

Built from

From Proto-Tai *nwoːŋᶜ (“younger sibling”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩬ᩶ᨦ, Lao ນ້ອງ (nǭng), Lü ᦓᦸᧂᧉ (noang²), Tai Dam ꪙ꫁ꪮꪉ, Shan ၼွင်ႉ (nâ̰ung), Ahom 𑜃𑜨𑜂𑜫 (nong), Bouyei nuangx, Zhuang nuengx, nongx, Tày noọng.

Words built from it

น้อง inside longer words
มีน้องto have a baby (= to be pregnant)น้องช่วยซึมซับน้ำและสิ่งสกปรกได้ดีกว่ากระดาษทั่วไปIt helps absorb liquid and dirty things better than general [tissue] paper.

A note on usage

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