lhaih

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /lɑ̰ḭ˦˧/
• (Luxi) [lai⁵⁵]

Verb

lhaih

1. to write
   • 2010, “Ezra 4:8”, in Ngochang Common Language Bible‎^[1], Yangon: Bible Society of Myanmar:

     Wus guon soeu Rehum yahge lhaih soeu Shimshai ka Yerusalem lyis tyi dah maussauh lhaih las hwankti Artaxerxes lyis dyei.

     Commander Rehum and the scribe Shimshai wrote a letter against Jerusalem to give to King Artaxerxes.

Derived terms

• lhaih soeu

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[2], Payap University, page 68

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish légaid, from Latin legō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Cognate with Irish léigh and Scottish Gaelic leugh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲɛːi/

Verb

lhaih

1. to read

Derived terms

• co-lhaih
• lhaihder

Noun

lhaih m (plural [please provide])

1. verbal noun of lhaih
2. read