ຫຼາຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫລາຽ (lāi), ຫລາຍ (lāi) — dated

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)

1. many, much

Adverb

ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)

1. very, so

See also

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