ຫຼາຍ
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *ʰlaːjᴬ (“many, much”), from Old Chinese 多 (OC *[t.l]ˤaj) (B-S). Cognate with Thai หลาย (lǎai), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦜᦻ (l̇aay), Khün ᩉ᩠ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Shan လၢႆ (lǎai), Bouyei laail, Zhuang lai, Saek หล่าย. Compare Jizhao laːi²¹.
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Adjective edit
ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)
Adverb edit
ຫຼາຍ • (lāi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼາຍ)