"Lai" meaning in English

See Lai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lai
  1. A Tibeto-Burman language of India and Burma. Categories (topical): Languages Related terms: cnh ⁠
    Sense id: en-Lai-en-name-kIcS2wd5 Disambiguation of Languages: 61 19 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 9 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 81 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Chinese 賴/赖 (lài) (Mandarin: lài, Cantonese: laai⁶, Hakka: lai). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|賴}} 賴/赖 (lài) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lai
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Lai-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Cantonese 黎 (lai4). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|黎|tr=lai4}} 黎 (lai4) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lai
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Lai-en-name-4TuPt0~51 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for Lai meaning in English (2.4kB)

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