ທະເລຊາຍ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From ທະເລ (tha lē, sea) +‎ ຊາຍ (sāi, sand); literally "sea of sand". Cognate with Thai ทะเลทราย (tá-lee-saai).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰa(ʔ˧).leː˧˥.saːj˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰa(ʔ˧˨).leː˩˨.saːj˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ທະ-ເລ-ຊາຍ
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

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ທະເລຊາຍ (tha lē sāi)

  1. desert