Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1n.
mouse; ratcurated
2pron.
I / me (used by a child or young woman to an older or higher-status person)wiktionary
3pron.
you (used to address a child or younger person)wiktionary
4n.
child; young personwiktionary
Less common senses (1)
5n.
(อี~) mistress, kept woman; prostitutewiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voices
Built from
From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (“mouse; rat”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Lao ໜູ (nū), Lü ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥴ (lú) or ᥢᥧᥴ (nú), Ahom 𑜃𑜥 (nū), Nong Zhuang and Zuojiang Zhuang nu, Zhuang nou, Saek หนู่. Compare Sui hnoc (“mouse, rat”) and Southern Kam not (“mouse, rat”).