laia

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Estonian

Noun

laia

  1. genitive singular of laid

Galician

Verb

laia

  1. inflection of laiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese laia.

Pronunciation

Noun

laia (plural laia-laia)

  1. kind, sort, type
    tudo laia; laia-laia ― all kinds, all sorts
  2. manner, mode
    destunga laia ― this way
    qui laia? ― how? (literally, “what way?”)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ajɐ
  • Hyphenation: lai‧a

Noun

laia f (plural laias)

  1. (chiefly derogatory) those who share the same moral traits or characteristics: ilk, variety, race, kind
    Não gosto de gente da sua laia. ― I don't like your kind.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Macanese: laia

Further reading

West Makian

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /l̪a.ˈi.a/

Noun

laia

  1. shellfish

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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