Etymology

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From Thai กะลาสี (gà-laa-sǐi), from Malay kelasi, from Persian خلاصی (xalâsi).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).laː˧˥.siː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).laː˩˨.siː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ກະ-ລາ-ສີ
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

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ກະລາສີ (ka lā sī)

  1. sailor, seaman.