ຮ້ອຍ
Lao
Alternative forms
- ຮ້ອຽ (hǭi) — dated
- ຮ້ຽ (hǭi) (Tai Noi script)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *roːjꟲ (“hundred”). Cognate with Thai ร้อย (rɔ́ɔi), Isan ฮ่อย, Lü ᦣᦾᧉ (hoay²), Shan လွႆႉ (lâ̰ui).
Numeral
ຮ້ອຍ • (hǭi)
Noun
ຮ້ອຍ • (hǭi)
- lieutenant
- (archaic) a monetary unit
- a traditional unit of weight, equals to 10 ບາດ (bāt) or 155 gram
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *roːjꟲ (“to string”). Cognate with Thai ร้อย (rɔ́ɔi), Isan ฮ่อย, Zhuang roix or loix.