ດາລາ

Lao

Alternative forms
  • ດາຣາ (dā rā) — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali tārā (“star”) or Sanskrit तारा (tārā). Cognate with Thai ดารา (daa-raa), Old Khmer tārā, modern Khmer តារា (taaraa), Burmese တာရာ (tara).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [daː˩(˧).laː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [daː˩˨.laː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ດາ-ລາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ດາລາ • (dā lā)

  1. (elegant, literary, poetic) star: heavenly body
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