ລົດ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [lot̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [lot̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ລົດ
• Rhymes: -ot̚

Etymology 1

Compare Thai ลด (lót).

Verb

ລົດ • (lot) (abstract noun ການລົດ)

1. to reduce, lower

Etymology 2

From Thai รถ (rót), from Sanskrit रथ (ratha). Compare Khmer រថ (rŭət), Lü ᦷᦟᧆ (lod).

Alternative forms

• ຣົຖ (rot) — obsolete

Noun

ລົດ • (lot) (classifier ຄັນ)

1. vehicle, car, bus

Derived terms

• ຄ່າລົດ (khā lot, “fare”)
• ຈອດລົດ (chǭt lot, “parking lot”)
• ທາງລົດ (thāng lot, “road, motorway”)
• ບ່ອນຈອດລົດ (bǭn chǭt lot, “bus stop”)
• ໂບກລົດ (bōk lot, “to hitchhike”)
• ຢາງລົດ (yāng lot, “tyre, tire”)
• ລົດກະບະ (lot ka ba, “pickup truck”)
• ລົດເກງ (lot kēng)
• ລົດແກ່ (lot kǣ, “tractor”)
• ລົດຈັກ (lot chak, “motorcycle”)
• ລົດຍູ້ (lot nyū)
• ລົດຍົນ (lot nyon, “motor vehicle, car”)
• ລົດຕັກເຕິ (lot tak tœ, “tractor”)
• ລົດຕູ້ (lot tū, “minivan”)
• ລົດຖີບ (lot thīp, “bicycle”)
• ລົດໄຖ (lot thai, “tractor”)
• ລົດບັດ (lot bat, “bus”)
• ລົດບັນທຸກ (lot ban thuk, “truck, lorry”)
• ລົດພະຍາບານ (lot pha nyā bān, “ambulance”)
• ລົດໄຟ (lot fai, “train”)
• ລົດເມ (lot mē, “bus”)
• ລົດສຸກເສີນ (lot suk sœ̄n, “ambulance”)
• ລົດໃຫຍ່ (lot nyai, “car; truck, lorry”)
• ລົດໂອໂຕ (lot ʼō tō, “car”)
• ລົດໂຮງໝໍ (lot hōng mǭ, “ambulance”)

 

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit रस (rasa) or Pali rasa. Cognate with Thai รส (rót), Lü ᦷᦟᧆ (lod) or ᦷᦟᧆᦉ (lodṡ), Burmese ရသ (ra.sa.), Khmer រស (rŭəh), Malay rasa.

Noun

ລົດ • (lot)

1. flavour; taste.

See also

Basic tastes in Lao · ລົດ ຫຼື ລົດຊາດ (layout · text)
ຫວານ (wān)	ປ້ຽວ (piāu), ສົ້ມ (som)	ເຄັມ (khem)	ຂົມ (khom)	ເຜັດ (phet)	ອູມາມີ (ʼū mā mī)