ດາລາ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ດາຣາ (dā rā) — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali tārā (“star”) or Sanskrit तारा (tārā). Cognate with Thai ดารา (daa-raa), Old Khmer tārā, modern Khmer តារា (taaraa), Burmese တာရာ (tara).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [daː˩(˧).laː˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [daː˩˨.laː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ດາ-ລາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ດາລາ • (dā lā)

1. (elegant, literary, poetic) star: heavenly body