Hlai

See also: HLAI

English

Etymology

From Hlai Hlai.

Noun

Hlai (uncountable)

1. The largest minority ethnic group in Hainan, China.

Synonyms

• Li

Translations

ethnic group in Hainan

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 黎族 (lai⁴ zuk⁶)

  Mandarin: 黎族 (zh) (Lízú)

• French: Hlaï m sg
• Hlai: Hlai
• Zhuang: Lizcuz

Proper noun

Hlai

1. A Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in Hainan, China.

Derived terms

• Pre-Hlai
• Proto-Hlai

Translations

language spoken in Hainan

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 黎語／黎语 (lai⁴ jyu⁵)

  Mandarin: 黎語／黎语 (líyǔ)

• French: hlaï m
• Hlai: tunhlai

Anagrams

• Hail, hail, hila

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *hləj (“Hlai”), from Pre-Hlai *ləj (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /ɬai˥˧/

Proper noun

Hlai

1. Hlai people

Derived terms

• tunhlai