laail

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlaːjᴬ (“many; much”), from Old Chinese 多 (OC *[t.l]ˤaj) (B-S). Cognate with Thai หลาย (lǎai), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຫຼາຍ (lāi), Lü ᦜᦻ (l̇aay), Khün ᩉ᩠ᩃᩣ᩠ᨿ, Shan လၢႆ (lǎai), Zhuang lai, Saek หล่าย. Compare Jizhao laːi²¹.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːi˨˦/

Adjective

laail

1. many; much