ลาย

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːjᴬ⁴ (marked; variegated; striped). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ລາຍ (lāi), ᦟᦻ (laay), Tai Dam ꪩꪱꪥ, Shan လၢႆး (láai), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay), Phake လႝ (lay), Ahom 𑜎𑜩 (lay).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicลาย
l ā y
RomanizationPaiboonlaai
Royal Institutelai
(standard) IPA(key)/laːj˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

ลาย (laai)

  1. design; pattern.

Adjective[edit]

ลาย (laai) (abstract noun ความลาย)

  1. marked.
  2. variegated.
  3. striped.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Khmer: លាយ (lāya)