เล้า

See also: เล่า

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *lawꟲ⁴ (“enclosure; chicken coop”), from Middle Chinese 牢 (MC law, “stable, pen”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເລົ້າ (lao), Lü ᦟᧁᧉ (law²), Shan လဝ်ႉ (lâ̰o), Tai Nüa ᥘᥝᥳ (lȧw), Phake လွ် (law), Ahom 𑜎𑜧 (law). Cognate via Chinese: Zhuang lauz, Nong Zhuang lauz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เล้า e l ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	láo
	Royal Institute	lao
(standard) IPA(key)		/law˦˥/(R)

Noun

เล้า • (láo)

1. pen, coop.