ເລຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ເລັຽ (līa) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.lwiəᴬ (“to lick”). Cognate with Thai เลีย (liia), Lü ᦵᦟ (le), Shan လေး (lée), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥰ (lë), Ahom 𑜎𑜦 (le), Zhuang riz, Nong Zhuang laix.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [liːə̯˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [liːə̯˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ເລຍ
• Rhymes: -iːə̯

Verb

ເລຍ • (līa) (abstract noun ການເລຍ)

1. to lick