See also: เหลา

Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰlawꟲ (liquor).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຫຼົ້າ (lao), ᦜᧁᧉ (l̇aw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪨ꫁ꪱ, Shan လဝ်ႈ (lāo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥝᥲ (làw), Phake လွ် (law), Ahom 𑜎𑜨𑜧 (low), Bouyei lauc, Zhuang laeuj, Saek เล̂า.

Compare Middle Chinese (MC law, “liquor”).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเหล้า
e h l ˆ ā
Phonemic
เล่า
e l ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonlâo
Royal Institutelao
(standard) IPA(key)/law˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเล่า

Noun

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เหล้า (lâo)

  1. liquor; alcohol.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 338