เลีย
See also: เลย
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *liəᴬ⁴ (“to lick”), from Proto-Tai *C̬.lwiəᴬ (“to lick”). Cognate with Lao ເລຍ (līa), Northern Thai ᩃ᩠ᨿᩮ, Lü ᦵᦟ (le), Tai Dam ꪩꪸ, Shan လေး (lée), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥰ (lë), Ahom 𑜎𑜦 (le), Zhuang riz, Nong Zhuang laix.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | เลีย e l ī y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | liia |
| Royal Institute | lia | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /lia̯˧/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]เลีย • (liia) (abstract noun การเลีย)
- to lick.
- (used of a fire, flame, sunlight, etc) to affect or attack as if licking.
- (sarcastic, sometimes offensive, originating from the behavior of a dog that licks its owner) to fawn.
Derived terms
[edit]- เล่นกับหมาหมาเลียปาก (lên-gàp-mǎa-mǎa-liia-bpàak)