เลย

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Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicเลย
e l y
RomanizationPaiboonləəi
Royal Instituteloei
(standard) IPA(key)/lɤːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Lao ເລີຍ (lœ̄i), Shan လိူဝ် (lǒe), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (lüw).

Adverb[edit]

เลย (ləəi)

  1. really; completely; entirely; at all!; so much!; extremely (used for emphasis at the end of a statement).
  2. so; therefore; as a result.
  3. further; beyond; more.

Verb[edit]

เลย (ləəi) (abstract noun การเลย)

  1. to pass; to go through; to pass through.

Conjunction[edit]

เลย (ləəi)

  1. so; then.

Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

เลย (ləəi)

  1. (จังหวัด~) Loei (a province in northeastern Thailand)