อย่า

Thai

Alternative forms

(obsolete) หย่า (yàa)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰɲaːᴮ (“do not”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩀ᩵ᩣ, Lao ຢ່າ (yā), Lü ᦊᦱᧈ (ẏaa¹), Khün ᩀ᩵ᩣ, Tai Dam ꪑ꪿ꪱ, Shan ယႃႇ (yàa), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥱ (yǎa), Ahom 𑜊𑜠 (jʸa) or 𑜊𑜡 (jʸā), Phu Thai ญา.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อย่า ɒ y ˋ ā
Phonemic		หฺย่า h ̥ y ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	yàa
	Royal Institute	ya
(standard) IPA^(key)		/jaː˨˩/^(R)
Homophones edit		หย่า

Adverb

อย่า • (yàa)

don't, do not.
อย่าไป นะ
yàa bpai ná
Please don't go.

See also

ห้าม (hâam)

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