ຕຳລາ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຕຳຣາ (tam rā) — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer តំរា (taṃrā). Cognate with Thai ตำรา (dtam-raa), Northern Thai ᨲᩣᩴᩁᩣ, modern Khmer តម្រា (tɑmraa).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tam˩(˧).laː˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tam˩˨.laː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຕຳ-ລາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ຕຳລາ • (tam lā)

1. dogma, formula
2. textbook, manual