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และ

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Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ແລະ (læ), Northern Thai ᩓ, Khün ᩓ, Lü ᧞ (l̇ae), Shan လႄႈ (lāae), and Ahom 𑜎𑜦𑜧 (lē). Compare Burmese လည်း (lany:), Old Chinese 也 (OC *laːlʔ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicและ
æ l a
RomanizationPaiboonlɛ́
Royal Institutelae
(standard) IPA(key)/lɛʔ˦˥/(R)

Conjunction

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และ • (lɛ́)

  1. (formal) and
    ทั้งเช้าและเย็น
    táng cháao lɛ́ yen
    both mornings and evenings
    กินยาและพักผ่อนให้มาก ๆ
    gin yaa lɛ́ pák-pɔ̀n hâi mâak mâak
    to take the medications and rest a lot

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • “และ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.