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

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /naːi˧˥/
• Tone numbers: nai⁵
• Hyphenation: naiq

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