เลย

See also: เลีย

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เลย e l y
Romanization	Paiboon	ləəi
	Royal Institute	loei
(standard) IPA(key)		/lɤːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ເລີຍ (lœ̄i), Khmer ឡើយ (laəy), Shan လိူဝ် (lǒe), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (lüw).

Adverb

เลย • (ləəi)

1. really; completely; entirely; at all!; so much!; extremely (used for emphasis at the end of a statement).
2. so; therefore; as a result.
3. further; beyond; more.

Verb

เลย • (ləəi) (abstract noun การเลย)

1. to pass; to go through; to pass through.

Conjunction

เลย • (ləəi)

1. so; then.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

เลย • (ləəi)

1. (จังหวัด~) Loei (a province in northeastern Thailand)