ຮ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • (dated) ຮ້ອຽ (hǭi)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /hɔːj˥˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *roːjᶜ (“hundred”). Cognate with Thai ร้อย (rɔ́ɔi), Isan ฮ้อย, Lü ᦣᦾᧉ (hoay2), Shan လွႆႉ (lô̰ay).

Numeral

ຮ້ອຍ • (hǭi)

  1. hundred

Noun

ຮ້ອຍ • (hǭi)

  1. lieutenant
  2. (archaic) a monetary unit
  3. a traditional unit of weight, equals to 10 ບາດ (bāt) or 155 gram

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *roːjᶜ (“to string”). Cognate with Thai ร้อย (rɔ́ɔi), Isan ฮ้อย.

Verb

ຮ້ອຍ • (hǭi) (abstract noun ການຮ້ອຍ)

  1. to thread; to stitch
  2. to embroider
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