ຫຼາຍ

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Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ຫຼາຍ
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Adjective

ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)

  1. many, much

Adverb

ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)

  1. very, so

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia