ໃຫ້

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *haɰꟲ (“to give”), from Middle Chinese 許 (MC xjoX, “to allow”). Cognate with Thai ให้ (hâi), Northern Thai ᩉᩨ᩶, Lü ᦠᦹᧉ (ḣue²), Tai Dam ꪻꪬ꫁, Shan ႁႂ်ႈ (hāue), Tai Nüa ᥞᥬᥲ (hàue) or ᥞᥫᥲ (hòe), Aiton ꩭၞ် (haü), Ahom 𑜑𑜧 (haw), Bouyei haec, Zhuang hawj.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [haj˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [haɰ˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ໃຫ້
• Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Verb

ໃຫ້ • (hai) (abstract noun ການໃຫ້)

1. to give.

Preposition

ໃຫ້ • (hai)

1. to; for.

Derived terms

• ເຮັດໃຫ້ (het hai)