ลาย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːjᴬ⁴ (“marked; variegated; striped”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ລາຍ (lāi), Lü ᦟᦻ (laay), Tai Dam ꪩꪱꪥ, Shan လၢႆး (láai), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay), Phake လႝ (lay), Ahom 𑜎𑜩 (lay).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicลาย
l ā y
RomanizationPaiboonlaai
Royal Institutelai
(standard) IPA(key)/laːj˧/(R)

Noun

ลาย • (laai)

  1. design; pattern.

Adjective

ลาย • (laai) (abstract noun ความลาย)

  1. marked.
  2. variegated.
  3. striped.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Middle Khmer: លាយ (lāya)
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