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เหลา

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See also: เหล้า

Thai

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlawᴬ¹ (to sharpen with a knife). Cognate with Lao ເຫຼົາ (lao), ᦜᧁ (l̇aw), Shan လဝ် (lǎo), Saek เหล่า.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเหลา
e h l ā
Phonemic
เหฺลา
e h ̥ l ā
RomanizationPaiboonlǎo
Royal Institutelao
(standard) IPA(key)/law˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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เหลา (lǎo) (abstract noun การเหลา)

  1. to sharpen; to smoothen (with knife)

Etymology 2

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From a dialect of Chinese  / (lóu, building).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเหลา
e h l ā
Phonemic
เหฺลา
e h ̥ l ā
RomanizationPaiboonlǎo
Royal Institutelao
(standard) IPA(key)/law˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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เหลา (lǎo)

  1. (colloquial) restaurant (usually refers to elegant Chinese one)

Etymology 3

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From Sanskrit हेला (helā).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเหลา
e h l ā
Phonemic
เห-ลา
e h – l ā
RomanizationPaiboonhěe-laa
Royal Institutehe-la
(standard) IPA(key)/heː˩˩˦.laː˧/(R)

Noun

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เหลา (hěe-laa)

  1. disgrace; disrespect
  2. amusement; enjoyment
  3. game; sport
  4. dalliance; flirtation
  5. convenience