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ลาย

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːjᴬ⁴ (marked; variegated; striped), from Proto-Tai *C̬.laːjᴬ (marking; patterns).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ລາຍ (lāi), ᦟᦻ (laay), Tai Dam ꪩꪱꪥ, Shan လၢႆး (láai), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay), Phake လႝ (lay), Ahom 𑜎𑜩 (lay), Zhuang raiz (pattern; pockmark) and laiz (ditto) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicลาย
l ā y
RomanizationPaiboonlaai
Royal Institutelai
(standard) IPA(key)/laːj˧/(R)

Noun

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ลาย (laai)

  1. design; pattern.

Adjective

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ลาย (laai) (abstract noun ความลาย)

  1. marked.
  2. variegated.
  3. striped.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Khmer: លាយ (lāya)

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 340