เล้า
See also: เล่า
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *lawꟲ⁴ (“enclosure; chicken coop”), from Middle Chinese 牢 (MC law, “stable, pen”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເລົ້າ (lao), Lü ᦟᧁᧉ (law²), Shan လဝ်ႉ (lâ̰o), Tai Nüa ᥘᥝᥳ (lȧw), Phake လွ် (law), Ahom 𑜎𑜧 (law). Cognate via Chinese: Zhuang lauz, Nong Zhuang lauz.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เล้า e l ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | láo |
| Royal Institute | lao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /law˦˥/(R) | |
Noun edit
เล้า • (láo)