Thai edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

หล้า (lâa)

  1. earth; ground; land.

Synonyms edit