Lao edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali velā or Sanskrit वेला (velā). Cognate with Thai เวลา (wee-laa); Old Khmer velā; Modern Khmer វេលា (veiliə),​ ពេល (peel); ᦵᦞᦟᦱ (velaa); Northern Thai ᩅᩮᩃᩣ.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ເວລາ (wē lā)

  1. time; occasion

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

ເວລາ f

  1. Lao script form of velā (time)

Declension edit

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