Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Thai เลื่อย (lʉ̂ai), Shan လိူဝ်ႈ (lōe). Compare Burmese လွှ (hlwa.).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [lɯːə̯j˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [lɯːə̯j˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເລື່ອຍ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːə̯j

Noun

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ເລື່ອຍ (lư̄ay)

  1. saw (tool).

Verb

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ເລື່ອຍ (lư̄ay) (abstract noun ການເລື່ອຍ)

  1. to saw.

Derived terms

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