ຮຽບຮ້ອຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ຮຽບຮ້ອຽ (hīap hǭi) — dated

Etymology

From ຮຽບ (hīap) +‎ ຮ້ອຍ (hǭi). Compare Thai เรียบร้อย (rîiap-rɔ́ɔi).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ຮຽບຮ້ອຍ • (hīap hǭi) (abstract noun ຄວາມຮຽບຮ້ອຍ)

  1. neat, tidy; orderly
    ເຮືອນຊານສະອາດຮຽບຮ້ອຍ ― hư̄an sān sa ʼāthīap hǭi ― a neat and tidy house
  2. finish, complete
    ເຮັດບົດເຝິກຫັດຮຽບຮ້ອຍຈຶ່ງໄປຫຼິ້ນ ― het bot fœk hathīap hǭichưng pai lin ― Finish your exercises first then go and play.
  3. safe, satisfactory; successful
  4. well-bred, courteous
    ແຕ່ງຕົວແບບຮຽບຮ້ອຍ ― tǣng tūa bǣphīap hǭi ― dress neatly/be well-groomed

References

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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