ᥘᥩᥭ

• IPA^(key): /lɔj˧˧/

From Proto-Tai *C̥.doːjᴬ (“mountain”). Cognate with Thai ดอย (dɔɔi), Lao ດອຍ (dǭi), Northern Thai ᨯᩬ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨯᩭ, Lü ᦡᦾ (ḋoay), Shan လွႆ (lǎui), Ahom 𑜓𑜨𑜩 (doy) or 𑜓𑜨𑜩𑜐𑜫 (doyñ), Zhuang ndoi.

ᥘᥩᥭ (loay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥩᥭ)

1. mountain, hill

Cognate with Thai ดอย (dɔɔi, “to tie as in ดอยศพ 'to tie a corpse'”), Isan ดอย, Lao ດອຍ (dǭi, “to stretch out a corpse with the head to the west”), Shan လွႆ (lǎui, “to prepare a dead body for burial”)

ᥘᥩᥭ (loay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥩᥭ)

1. (transitive) to bury

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ᥘᥩᥭ (loay) (1963 orthography ᥘᥩᥭ)

1. (Of fire, intransitive) to weaken, to abate
2. (intransitive) to stop

• Luo, Y. (1999). A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China. The Australian National University, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Pacific Linguistics.