laia

See also: Laia, L'Aia, and lâi-á

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaja/

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaj.ɐ/ [ˈlaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaj.a/ [ˈlaɪ̯.a]

  • Rhymes: -ajɐ
  • Hyphenation: lai‧a

Noun

laia f (plural laias)

  1. ilk, variety, race

Descendants
  • Macanese: laia

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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