ຫຼາຍ

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Lao[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ຫລາຽ (lāi), ຫລາຍ (lāi) — dated

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ʰlaːjᴬ (“many, much”), from Old Chinese 多 (OC *[t.l]ˤaj) (B-S). Cognate with Thai หลาย (lǎai), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦜᦻ (l̇aay), Khün ᩉ᩠ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Shan လၢႆ (lǎai), Bouyei laail, Zhuang lai, Saek หล่าย. Compare Jizhao laːi²¹.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [laːj˩(˧)]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [laːj˥˧˧]
Hyphenation: ຫຼາຍ
Rhymes: -aːj

Adjective[edit]

ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)

many, much

Adverb[edit]

ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)

very, so

See also[edit]

ຈັດ (chat)
ຄະເຍີ (kha nyœ̄)
ຄັນ (khan)
ຈຸ່ນພູ່ນ (chun phūn)
ຈ້າ (chā)

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