Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer lʼa, lʼaha (fair, beautiful; good, kind; proper, decent; clear, cloudless; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer ល្អ (lʼɑɑ).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicลออ
l ɒ ɒ
Phonemic
ละ-ออ
l a – ɒ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonlá-ɔɔ
Royal Institutela-o
(standard) IPA(key)/la˦˥.ʔɔː˧/(R)

Adjective edit

ลออ (lá-ɔɔ)

  1. (elegant, chiefly poetic) fair; beautiful; lovely; adorable; good-looking.

Derived terms edit