เล้า

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See also: เล่า

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *lawꟲ⁴ (enclosure; chicken coop), from Middle Chinese (MC law, “stable, pen”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເລົ້າ (lao), ᦟᧁᧉ (law²), Shan လဝ်ႉ (lâ̰o), Tai Nüa ᥘᥝᥳ (lȧw), Phake လွ် (law), Ahom 𑜎𑜧 (law). Cognate via Chinese: Zhuang lauz, Nong Zhuang lauz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเล้า
e l ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonláo
Royal Institutelao
(standard) IPA(key)/law˦˥/(R)

Noun

เล้า (láo)

  1. pen, coop.