เลีย
See also: เลย
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *C̬.lwiəᴬ (“to lick”). Cognate with Lao ເລັຽ (līa), Shan လေး (lée) and Zhuang riz.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เลีย e l ī y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | liia |
| Royal Institute | lia | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /lia̯˧/(R) | |
Verb
เลีย • (liia) (abstract noun การเลีย)
- to lick.
- (used of a fire, flame, sunlight, etc) to affect or attack as if licking.
- (sarcastic, sometimes offensive, originating from the behavior of a dog that licks its owner) to fawn.