Lai
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lai"
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪ
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Lai
- A Tibeto-Burman language of India and Burma.
See also
- Ethnologue entry for Lai, cnh
Etymology 2
From Chinese 賴／赖 (lài) (Mandarin: lài, Cantonese: laai6, Hakka: lai).
Proper noun
Lai
- A surname from Chinese.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Lai
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lai is the 1873rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19157 individuals. Lai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.72%) individuals.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proper noun
Lai
- a surname from Hakka
Italian
Etymology
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Proper noun
Lai m or f by sense
- a surname from Sardinian
Anagrams
Saterland Frisian
Alternative forms
Noun
Lai m