ເຫຼົ້າ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ເຫລົ້າ (lao) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlawꟲ. Cognate with Thai เหล้า (lâo), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦜᧁᧉ (l̇aw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪨ꫁ꪱ, Shan လဝ်ႈ (lāo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥝᥲ (làw), Phake လွ် (law), Ahom 𑜎𑜨𑜧 (low), Bouyei lauc, Zhuang laeuj, Saek เล̂า.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [law˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [law˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ເຫຼົ້າ
• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

ເຫຼົ້າ • (lao)

1. liquor; alcohol