laai
Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch laden with lenition of intervocalic -d-, from Middle Dutch lāden, from Old Dutch *ladan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.
Verb edit
laai (present laai, present participle laaiende, past participle gelaai)
- to load
Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch lade, from Middle Dutch lāde, from Old Dutch *latha, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþō.
Noun edit
laai (plural laaie, diminutive laaitjie)
- drawer (box)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch laeye, from Proto-West Germanic *laugi. It could have been borrowed through an unattested Old Frisian term.
See also Old English līeġ, Old High German loug and Old Norse leygr. Compare also German Lohe (“flame”), an ablaut variant of the latter two.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
laai f (plural laaien, diminutive laaitje n)
Synonyms edit
- (flame): vlam
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
laai
- inflection of laaien:
Iu Mien edit
Adjective edit
laai
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