ຮ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

ຮ້ອຽ (hǭi) – dated
ຮ້ຽ (hǭi) (Tai Noi script)

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [hɔːj˥˨]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [hɔːj˧˦]
Hyphenation: ຮ້ອຍ
Rhymes: -ɔːj

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *roːjꟲ (“hundred”). Cognate with Thai ร้อย (rɔ́ɔi), Isan ฮ่อย, Lü ᦣᦾᧉ (hoay²), Shan လွႆႉ (lâ̰ui).

Numeral

ຮ້ອຍ • (hǭi)

hundred

Noun

ຮ້ອຍ • (hǭi)

lieutenant
(archaic) a monetary unit
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 ฮ่อย, Zhuang roix or loix.

Verb

ຮ້ອຍ • (hǭi) (abstract noun ການຮ້ອຍ)

to thread; to stitch
to embroider

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