naiq

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːjᴮ (“tired; bored”). Cognate with Thai หน่าย (nàai), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ໜ່າຍ (nāi), Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦐᦻᧈ (ṅaay¹), Bouyei naais, Zuojiang Zhuang naiq.

Pronunciation

Adjective

naiq (Sawndip forms 𤷈 or 𭝎 or 𢖱 or 耐 or ⿱耐心 or ⿰耒爱 or 乃 or ⿸疒耐 or 疓 or 㿍 or 奈, 1957–1982 spelling naiƽ)

  1. weary; tired; exhausted; worn out
  2. weak; feeble
  3. depressed; dispirited
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