ເຈຍ

Lao

Alternative forms
  • ເຈັຽ (chīa) — obsolete

Etymology

Cognate with Isan เจีย.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiːə̯˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiːə̯˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເຈຍ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯

Noun

ເຈຍ • (chīa)

  1. bat (animal)
  2. saltpetre, saltpeter; potassium nitrate

See also
  • ກ່າງຕອງ (kāng tǭng)
  • ຄັງຄາວ (khang khāo), ຄ້າງຄາວ (khāng khāo)
  • ບິ້ງ (bing)
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