หลาย

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Etymology

Cognate with Lao ຫຼາຍ (lāi), Thai หลาย (lǎai).

Adjective

หลาย (transliteration needed) (abstract noun ความหลาย)

  1. many, much

Synonyms

Adverb

หลาย (transliteration needed) (abstract noun ความหลาย)

  1. very, very much

Synonyms

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlaːjᴬ (“many; much”), from Old Chinese 多 (OC *ˤaj) (B-S). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຫຼາຍ (lāi), Lü ᦜᦻ (l̇aay), Khün ᩉ᩠ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Shan လၢႆ (lǎai), Bouyei laail, Zhuang lai, Saek หล่าย. Compare Jizhao laːi²¹.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหลาย
h l ā y
Phonemic
หฺลาย
h ̥ l ā y
RomanizationPaiboonlǎai
Royal Institutelai
(standard) IPA(key)/laːj˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

หลาย • (lǎai) (abstract noun ความหลาย)

  1. several; numerous.
  2. many.

Derived terms

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia