Lai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lai"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lai Lai.

Proper noun

Lai

1. A Tibeto-Burman language of India and Burma.

See also

• Ethnologue entry for Lai, cnh ⁠

Etymology 2

From Chinese 賴／赖 (lài) (Mandarin: lài, Cantonese: laai⁶, Hakka: lai).

Pronunciation

• enPR: lī

Proper noun

Lai

1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 3

From Cantonese 黎 (lai4).

Proper noun

Lai

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lai is the 1873^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19157 individuals. Lai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.72%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -ial, Ali, IAL, LIA, ail, ali-

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Lay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hakka 賴／赖 (lài).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlai̯/ [ˈlai̯]
• Rhymes: -ai̯
• Syllabification: Lai

Proper noun

Lai

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lai m or f by sense

1. a surname from Sardinian

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]

Anagrams

• Alì, Lia, ali

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

• Loai

Noun

Lai m

1. lightning