# nia

> English word · Particle · IPA /njɑ(ː)˨/ · frequency rank #25,497

## Definitions
1. Only, merely, that's all; used at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is trivial, small or undemanding.

## Etymology
From Hokkien 爾／尔 (niā, “only”).

## Easily confused with
- **NJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nj)
- **nm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nm)
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nz)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nt)
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-np)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nu)
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nl)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nr)
- **NN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nn)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-now)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-non)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nor)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nov)
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nyc)
- **nut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nut)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nsa)
- **NSW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nsw)
- **nod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nod)
- **nun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-nun)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nia