ແລ້ວ

From Proto-Tai *leːwꟲ (“to be finished”), from Middle Chinese 了 (MC lewX). Cognate with Thai แล้ว (lɛ́ɛo); Lü ᧟ (l̇aew), Northern Thai ᩓ᩠ᩅ. Compare also Iu Mien liuz (“to finish, to end; then; after”).

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [lɛːw˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [lɛːw˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ແລ້ວ
• Rhymes: -ɛːw

ແລ້ວ • (lǣu) (abstract noun ການແລ້ວ)

1. to finish, complete
2. (auxiliary) indicating completion of action, past tense

   ຊາວປີແລ້ວ ທີ່ເຮົາອອກຈາກບ້ານໄປ.

   sāo pīlǣuthī hao ʼǭk chāk bān pai

   It was twenty years ago since I left this village.

• ໄດ້ (dai)

• ກຳລັງ (kam lang)
• ຈະ (cha)
• ຊິ (si)
• ພວມ (phūam)

ແລ້ວ • (lǣu)

1. then; subsequently

• ລະ (la)
• ເດ (dē)