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From Thai กะลาสี (gà-laa-sǐi), from Malay kelasi, from Persian خلاصی (xalâsi).
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).laː˧˥.siː˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).laː˩˨.siː˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ກະ-ລາ-ສີ
- Rhymes: -iː
ກະລາສີ • (ka lā sī)
- sailor, seaman.