หล่า(làa)

Meanings

1NounB2

younger one; dear (form of address; Isan/Northern)

An affectionate form of address for someone younger or beloved, common in Northeastern (Isan) and Northern dialects; often used with a name or kin term.

Examples

กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherเด้อdérเด้อdérsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)หล่าlàaหล่าlàa1younger one; dear (form of address; Isan/Northern)2younger person; child (dialectal)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …สิบ่sì bòrสิบ่sì bòrwon’t; will not (Isan/NE Thai)สบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] relax; take it easy4easy; effortless
Eat your meal, dear, or you'll get sick.
2NounB2

younger person; child (dialectal)

A term referring to a younger person or child in dialectal speech (Isan/Northern).

Examples

ในบรรดาnai ban-daaในบรรดาnai ban-daa1among; amidst2of all (within a set)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)สามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleบักหล่าbàk làaบักหล่าbàk làa1youngest son; young boy (Isan dialect)2term of address for a young boy (Isan)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเรียนเก่งriian gèngเรียนเก่งriian gènggood at studying; academically strongที่สุดtêe sùtที่สุดtêe sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimately
Among the three children, the youngest son is the one who studies the best.

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