Lao
Etymology
From ເສຍ (sīa, “lose”) + ເວລາ (wē lā, “time”). Compare Thai เสียเวลา (sǐia-wee-laa).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [siːə̯˩(˧).ʋeː˧˥.laː˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [siːə̯˥˧˧.ʋeː˩˨.laː˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ເສຍ-ເວ-ລາ
- Rhymes: -aː
Verb
ເສຍເວລາ • (sīa wē lā) (abstract noun ການເສຍເວລາ)
- waste time
- lose time