ທະເລຊາຍ

Lao

Etymology

From ທະເລ (tha lē, “sea”) +‎ ຊາຍ (sāi, “sand”); literally "sea of sand". Cognate with Thai ทะเลทราย (tá-lee-saai).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tʰa(ʔ˧).leː˧˥.saːj˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tʰa(ʔ˧˨).leː˩˨.saːj˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ທະ-ເລ-ຊາຍ
• Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

ທະເລຊາຍ • (tha lē sāi)

1. desert