ເລຍ

Lao

Alternative forms
  • ເລັຽ (līa) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.lwiəᴬ (“to lick”). Cognate with Thai เลีย (liia), Lü ᦵᦟ (le), Shan လေး (lée), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥰ (lë), Ahom 𑜎𑜦 (le), Zhuang riz, Nong Zhuang laix.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [liːə̯˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [liːə̯˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເລຍ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯

Verb

ເລຍ • (līa) (abstract noun ການເລຍ)

  1. to lick
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