ຫຼາຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlaːjᴬ (“many, much”). Cognate with Thai หลาย (lǎai), Lü ᦜᦻ (l̇aay), Shan လၢႆ (lǎay), Zhuang lai, Saek หล่าย. Compare Old Chinese 多 (OC *ʔl'aːl).

Adjective

ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)

  1. many, much

Adverb

ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)

  1. very, so

See also
  • ຈັດ (chat)
  • ຄະເຍີ (kha nyœ̄)
  • ຄັນ (khan)
  • ຈຸ່ນພູ່ນ (chun phūn)
  • ຈ້າ (chā)
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