Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ຫຼ້າ (). Compare Old Chinese (OC *l̥ʰaːʔ, *l'aːʔ, “earth; soil”).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหล้า
h l ˆ ā
Phonemic
ล่า
l ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonlâa
Royal Institutela
(standard) IPA(key)/laː˥˩/(R)
Homophonesล่า

Noun

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หล้า (lâa)

  1. earth; ground; land.

Synonyms

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