ຮ້ອຍ

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Lao

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [hɔːj˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [hɔːj˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ຮ້ອຍ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːj
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *roːjꟲ (hundred). Cognate with Thai ร้อย (rɔ́ɔi), Isan ฮ่อย, ᦣᦾᧉ (hoay²), Shan လွႆႉ (lâ̰ui).

Numeral

ຮ້ອຍ (hǭi)

  1. hundred

Noun

ຮ້ອຍ (hǭi)

  1. lieutenant
  2. (archaic) a monetary unit
  3. 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.

Verb

ຮ້ອຍ (hǭi) (abstract noun ການຮ້ອຍ)

  1. to thread; to stitch
  2. to embroider