ຂາຍ

Lao

Alternative forms
  • (dated) ຂາຽ (khāi)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːj (“to sell”). Cognate with Thai ขาย (kǎai), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦃᦻ (ẋaay), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪥ, Shan ၶၢႆ (khǎay), Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang gai, Bouyei gaail.

Verb

ຂາຍ • (khāi) (abstract noun ການຂາຍ)

  1. to sell

Usage notes

The word ຂາຍ is commonly used on its own on signs for the same meaning as for sale in English.

Derived terms
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