ທະເລຊາຍ

Lao

Etymology

From ທະເລ (tha lē, “sea”) +‎ ຊາຍ (sāi, “sand”); literally "sea of sand". Cognate with Thai ทะเลทราย (tá-lee-saai).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tʰa(ʔ˧).leː˧˥.saːj˧˥]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tʰa(ʔ˧˨).leː˩˨.saːj˩˨]
Hyphenation: ທະ-ເລ-ຊາຍ
Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

ທະເລຊາຍ • (tha lē sāi)

desert

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