Lai

• Rhymes: -aɪ

Lai

1. A Tibeto-Burman language of India and Burma.

• Ethnologue entry for Lai, cnh ⁠

From Chinese 賴／赖 (lài) (Mandarin: lài, Cantonese: laai⁶, Hakka: lai).

Lai

1. A surname from Chinese.

From Cantonese 黎 (lai4).

Lai

1. A surname from Chinese.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lai is the 1873^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19157 individuals. Lai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.72%) individuals.

• -ial, Ali, IAL, LIA, ail, ali-

• Lay

Borrowed from Hakka 賴／赖 (lài).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlai̯/ [ˈlai̯]
• Rhymes: -ai̯
• Syllabification: Lai

Lai

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka

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Lai m or f by sense

1. a surname from Sardinian

• Alì, Lia, ali

• Loai

Lai m

1. lightning