เหล้า

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Thai

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Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlawꟲ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຫຼົ້າ (lao), ᦜᧁᧉ (l̇aw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪨ꫁ꪱ, Shan လဝ်ႈ (lāo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥝᥲ (làw), Phake လွ် (law), Ahom 𑜎𑜨𑜧 (low), Bouyei lauc, Zhuang laeuj, Saek เล̂า. Compare Middle Chinese (MC law, “liquor”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเหล้า
e h l ˆ ā
Phonemic
เล่า
e l ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonlâo
Royal Institutelao
(standard) IPA(key)/law˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเล่า

Noun

เหล้า (lâo)

  1. liquor; alcohol.

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