เลีย

See also: เลย

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *liəᴬ⁴ (“to lick”), from Proto-Tai *C̬.lwiəᴬ (“to lick”). Cognate with Lao ເລຍ (līa), Northern Thai ᩃ᩠ᨿᩮ, Lü ᦵᦟ (le), Tai Dam ꪩꪸ, Shan လေး (lée), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥰ (lë), Ahom 𑜎𑜦 (le), Zhuang riz, Nong Zhuang laix.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเลีย
e l ī y
RomanizationPaiboonliia
Royal Institutelia
(standard) IPA(key)/lia̯˧/(R)

Verb

เลีย • (liia) (abstract noun การเลีย)

  1. to lick.
  2. (used of a fire, flame, sunlight, etc) to affect or attack as if licking.
  3. (sarcastic, sometimes offensive, originating from the behavior of a dog that licks its owner) to fawn.

Derived terms

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