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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːjᴬ⁴ (“marked; variegated; striped”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ລາຍ (lāi), Lü ᦟᦻ (laay), Tai Dam ꪩꪱꪥ, Shan လၢႆး (láai), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay), Phake လႝ (lay), Ahom 𑜎𑜩 (lay).
Pronunciation
Noun
ลาย • (laai)
- design; pattern.
Adjective
ลาย • (laai) (abstract noun ความลาย)
- marked.
- variegated.
- striped.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Middle Khmer: លាយ (lāya)