เลีย

See also: เลย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.lwiəᴬ (“to lick”). Cognate with Lao ເລັຽ (līa).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicเลีย
e l ī y
RomanizationPaiboonliia
Royal Institutelia
(standard) IPA(key)/lia̯˧/

Verb

เลีย • (liia) (abstract noun การเลีย)

  1. to lick.
  2. (used of a fire, flame, sunlight, etc) to affect or attack as if licking.
  3. (sarcastic, sometimes offensive, originating from the behavior of a dog that licks its owner) to fawn.

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