ຄວາຍ

From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːjᴬ (“water buffalo”). Cognate with Thai ควาย (kwaai), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦩᦻ (xwaay), Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪥ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥭᥰ (xäay), Shan ၵႂၢႆး (kwáai), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜩 (khoy) or 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang vaiz, Saek ว๊าย.


ປາ

From Proto-Tai *plaːᴬ (“fish”). Cognate with Thai ปลา (bplaa), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩣ, Isan ปา, Lü ᦔᦱ (ṗaa), Tai Dam ꪜꪱ, Shan ပႃ (pǎa), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣ (paa), Ahom 𑜆𑜠 (pa) or 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Zhuang bya, Bouyei byal, Saek ปร๋า.


ເສືອ

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɯəᴬ (“tiger”). Cognate with Thai เสือ (sʉ̌ʉa), Northern Thai ᩈᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Khün ᩈᩮᩬᩧ, Lü ᦵᦉᦲ (ṡoe), Tai Dam ꪹꪎ, Shan သိူဝ် (sǒe), Tai Nüa ᥔᥫᥴ (sóe), Aiton ꩬိုဝ် (süw), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (süw) or 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (sü0).

cog

Lü ᦵᦉᦲ (ṡoe)

ເສືອກິນໝູ

a game resembling chess, played on a board of 16 squares, with twelve pigs and four tigers


ໄກ່

From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), from Middle Chinese 雞 (MC kej, “chicken”). Cognate with Thai ไก่ (gài), Northern Thai ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai), Lü ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay¹), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Shan ၵႆႇ (kài), Tai Nüa ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy), Aiton ကႝ (kay), Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei gais, Zhuang gaeq, Saek ไก.

Lü ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay¹)


ແມວ

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mɛːwᴬ² (“cat”), from onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Tai Dam ꪵꪣꪫ, Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥝᥴ (máew), Phake မိဝ် (miw), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw).


ຍຸງ

From Proto-Tai *ɲuŋᴬ (“mosquito”). Cognate with Thai ยุง (yung), Northern Thai ᨿᩩᨦ (nyung), Lü ᦍᦳᧂ (yung), Shan ယုင်း (yúng), Tai Nüa ᥕᥧᥒᥰ (yüng), Aiton ယုင် (yuṅ), Ahom 𑜐𑜤𑜂𑜫 (ñuṅ), Zhuang nyungz, Nong Zhuang nyongz, Saek ญุ๊ง.


ງົວ

lo-proper noun

ງົວ • (ngūa)

Compare Old Chinese 牛 (OC *ŋʷɯ). Cognate with Thai วัว (wuua) or งัว (nguua), Northern Thai ᨦᩫ᩠ᩅ, Isan งัว, Lü ᦷᦣ (ho) or ᦷᦇ (ngo), Tai Dam ꪉꪺ, Shan ငူဝ်း (ngó) or ဝူဝ်း (wó), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū) or 𑜑𑜥 (hū).

ລາສີ ລາສີ#Lao


ລີງ

lo-noun

ລີງ • (līng)

Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦟᦲᧂ (liing), Tai Dam ꪩꪲꪉ, Tai Dón ꪩꪲꪉ, Shan လိင်း (líng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥒᥰ (lïng), Khamti လိင်း, Phake လိင် (liṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ), Bouyei lingz, Zhuang lingz, Saek ลิ๊ง.


ຊ້າງ

sāng (romanization)
ໂຕ (classifier)
ເຊືອກ (classifier)

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”), from Middle Chinese 象 (MC zjangX, “elephant”). Cognate with Thai ช้าง (cháang), Northern Thai ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Isan ซ่าง, Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧉ (tsaang²), Tai Dam ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ, Shan ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsȧang), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang ciengh, Saek ซาง.


ເຜິ້ງ

lo-noun

ເຜິ້ງ • (phœng)

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰɤŋꟲ (“bee; beeswax”), from Middle Chinese 蜂 (MC phjowng, “bee; wasp”). Cognate with Thai ผึ้ง (pʉ̂ng), Lü ᦕᦹᧂᧉ (ṗhueng²), Shan ၽိုင်ႈ (phūeng), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (phüṅ).


ຫ່ານ

lo-noun

ຫ່ານ • (hān)

From Proto-Tai *haːnᴮ (“goose”). Cognate with Thai ห่าน (hàan), Northern Thai ᩉ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦠᦱᧃᧈ (ḣaan¹), Tai Dam ꪬ꪿ꪱꪙ, Shan ႁၢၼ် (hǎan), Phake ꩭꩫ် (han), Ahom 𑜑𑜃𑜫 (han), Zhuang hanq, Tày hán. Compare Middle Chinese 雁 (MC ngaenH, “wild goose”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *haan (“goose”), Proto-Khmuic *haːn (“goose”).

cog

Lü ᦠᦱᧃᧈ (ḣaan¹)


ໝາ

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜉𑜡 (mā), Aiton မႃ (mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Thai หมา (mǎa), , Shan မႃ (mǎa), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.


ໝາກໂມ

lo-noun

ໝາກໂມ • (māk mō)

[maːk̚˥˥˨.moː˩˨]


ເຈຍ

ເຈຍ • (chīa)

[t͡ɕiːə̯˩(˧)]


ອື່ງ

ອື່ງ • (ʼư̄ng)


ຊາ

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːᴬ (“tea”), borrowed from Chinese 茶 (MC drae). Cognate with Thai ชา (chaa).


ເລືອຄານ

ເລືອຄານ • (lư̄a khān)

[lɯːə̯˧˥.kʰaːn˧˥]

[lɯːə̯˩˨.kʰaːn˩˨]

com

ເລືອ (lư̄a) + ຄານ (khān)


ໝາກຂາມ

lo-noun

ໝາກຂາມ • (māk khām)

[maːk̚˥˥˨.kʰaːm˥˧˧]


ໝາກຫຸ່ງ

ໝາກຫຸ່ງ • (māk hung)

[maːk̚˥˥˨.huŋ˧˨]

ໝາກ (māk, “fruit”) + ຫຸ່ງ (hung, “papaya”). Cognate with Isan บักหุ่ง.

cog

Isan บักหุ่ง


ຂີງ

From Proto-Tai *χiːŋᴬ (“ginger”). Cognate with Thai ขิง (kǐng), Lü ᦃᦲᧂ (ẋiing), Tai Dam ꪄꪲꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥤᥒᥴ (xíng), Shan ၶိင် (khǐng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Bouyei hingl, Zhuang hing, Zuojiang Zhuang hing. Compare Middle Chinese 薑 (MC kjang, “ginger”).


ໝາກ

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːkᴰ (“fruit”). Cognate with Thai หมาก (màak), Lü ᦖᦱᧅ (ṁaak), Shan မၢၵ်ႇ (màak), Tai Dam ꪢꪱꪀ, Zhuang mak.


ຕານ

From Sanskrit ताल (tāla, “palm tree”). Cognate with Thai ตาล (dtaan).


ສັດສຸພາບ

lo-noun

ສັດສຸພາບ • (sat su phāp)


ກະທິງ

Cognate with Thai กระทิง (grà-ting).
Ultimately from Austroasiatic; compare Khmer ខ្ទីង (khtiing), Thin Khmu [script needed] (k(ə̆)tiɲ), Mon တလိၚ် (kəloiŋ), Khasi [script needed] (kyrtong, “bull, ox”), etc. from Proto-Mon-Khmer *Kdiiŋ ~ *Kdu()ŋ (“wild ox”).


ໝາກແຄ້ງ

lo-noun

ໝາກແຄ້ງ • (māk khǣng)

[maːk̚˧˩.kʰɛːŋ˥˨]

[maːk̚˥˥˨.kʰɛːŋ˧˦]

Solanum torvum
Solanum torvum#Translingual

turkey berry, devil's fig (Solanum torvum)


ຂາມ

ຂາມ • (khām)


ມ້າ

From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (“horse”), from Middle Chinese 馬 (MC maeX). Cognate with Thai ม้า (máa), Northern Thai ᨾ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa), Zhuang max.


ໝາກແຕງ

ໝາກແຕງ • (māk tǣng)

[maːk̚˧˩.tɛːŋ˩(˧)]

[maːk̚˥˥˨.tɛːŋ˩˨]


ງູ

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (“snake”). Cognate with Thai งู (nguu), Northern Thai ᨦᩪ, Lü ᦇᦴ (nguu), Tai Dam ꪉꪴ, Shan ငူး (ngúu), Tai Nüa ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü), Ahom 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū), Bouyei ngeaz, Zhuang ngwz, Nong Zhuang nguz, Saek งั๊ว.


ໄຜ່

From Proto-Tai *prajᴮ (“bamboo”). Cognate with Thai ไผ่ (pài), Tày phầy.


ໄມ້

From Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ (“tree, wood”). Cognate with Thai ไม้ (máai), Northern Thai ᨾᩱ᩶, Lü ᦺᦙᧉ (may²), Tai Dam ꪼꪣ꫁, Shan မႆႉ (mâ̰i), Tai Nüa ᥛᥭᥳ (mȧy), Aiton မႝ (may), Ahom 𑜉𑜩 (may), Zhuang faex, Nong Zhuang maex, Saek ไม.

diacritical mark in Lao; indicating tone or vowels


ເຫັນ

lo-noun

ເຫັນ • (hen)


ມົດ

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *motᴰˢ⁴ (“ant”), from Proto-Tai *mɤcᴰ (“ant”). Cognate with Thai มด (mót), Shan မူတ် (mǔut), Ahom 𑜉𑜤𑜄𑜫 (mut), Bouyei mod, Zhuang moed.


ຂຽບ

[kʰiːə̯p̚˧˩]

[kʰiːə̯p̚˥˥˨]

From Khmer ទៀប (tiəp). Cognate with Isan เขียบ.


ບວກ

lo-noun

ບວກ • (būak)

[buːə̯k̚˥˥˨]

copperhead rat snake
copperhead rat snake

radiated ratsnake, copperhead rat snake (Elpahe radiata)


ໝັດ

From Proto-Tai *ʰmatᴰ (“flea”). Cognate with Thai หมัด (màt), Tai Dam ꪢꪰꪒ, Shan မတ်း (mát), Ahom 𑜉𑜄𑜫 (mat), Zhuang maet.


ເຄົ້າ

ເຄົ້າ • (khao)


ມັນເທດ

ມັນເທດ • (man thēt)


ຝີ່ນ

ຝີ່ນ • (fīn)


ຮວກ

ຮວກ • (hūak)

Cognate with Isan ฮวก, Tai Dam ꪅꪺꪀ, Shan ႁူၵ်ႈ (hūuk), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜀𑜫 (khuk).


ເຂືອຫຳມ້າ

ເຂືອຫຳມ້າ • (khư̄a ham mā)

[kʰɯːə̯˥˧˧.ham˥˧˧.maː˧˦]

From ເຂືອ (khư̄a) + ຫຳ (ham) + ມ້າ (mā).


ໝີ

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ (“bear”). Cognate with Thai หมี (mǐi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ, Lü ᦖᦲ (ṁii), Tai Dam ꪢꪲ, Shan မီ (mǐi), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī), Zhuang mui, Nong Zhuang mue, Bouyei moil. Compare Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).


ໝາກເຜັດ

ໝາກເຜັດ • (māk phet)

[maːk̚˥˥˨.pʰet̚˩˨]


ນາລິກາ

ນາລິກາ • (nā li kā)


ກາ

From Proto-Tai *kaːᴬ (“crow”). Cognate with Thai กา (gaa), Northern Thai ᨠᩣ, Lü ᦂᦱ (k̇aa), Shan ၵႃ (kǎa), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣ (kaa), Tai Dam ꪀꪱ, Zhuang roegga, Tày ca.


ມັນຝະລັ່ງ

ມັນ (man, “root vegetable”) + ຝະລັ່ງ (fa lang, “French, foreign”)


ໝູ

From Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”).
Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Tai Dón ꪢꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥧᥴ (mú), Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (mū), Bouyei mul, Zhuang mou, Nong Zhuang mu, Saek หมู่.


ປູ

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *puːᴬ¹ (“crab”), from Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (“crab”).
Cognate with Thai ปู (bpuu), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ (pu), Tai Dón ꪜꪴ, Lü ᦔᦴ (ṗuu), Shan ပူ (pǔu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū), Zhuang baeu, Bouyei baul.


ກຸ້ງ

From Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ (“shrimp”). Cognate with Thai กุ้ง (gûng), Shan ၵုင်ႈ (kūng), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜂𑜫 (kuṅ), Zhuang gungq, Saek กุง.


ແມງມຸມ

lo-noun

ແມງມຸມ • (mǣng mum)

[mɛːŋ˧˥.mum˧˥]

[mɛːŋ˩˨.mum˩˨]

From ແມງ (mǣng, “arachnid”) + ມຸມ (mum, “corner”). Compare Thai แมงมุม (mɛɛng-mum).


ສາລິກາ

lo-noun

ສາລິກາ • (sā li kā)

[saː˥˧˧.liʔ˧˨.kaː˩˨]


ປາໝຶກ

ປາໝຶກ • (pā mưk)

[paː˩˨.mɯk̚˩˨]

ປາ (pā, “fish”) + ໝຶກ (mưk, “ink”). Compare Thai ปลาหมึก (pla muek).


ກົບ

From Proto-Tai *kɤpᴰ (“frog”). Cognate with Thai กบ (gòp), Shan ၵူပ်း (kúup), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜆𑜫 (kup), Bouyei gobt, Zhuang goep, Saek กั๊บ.


ກາງແກ

[kaːŋ˩˨.kɛː˩˨]

Compare Northern Thai ᨠᩣᨠᩯ, Khün ᨠᩣᨠᩯ, Lü ᦂᦱᦶᦂ (k̇aak̇ae), Tai Dam ꪀꪷꪵꪀ, Shan ၵႃၵႄ (kǎa kǎae).


ກວາງ

[kuːə̯ŋ˩(˧)]

From Proto-Tai *kwɯəŋᴬ. Cognate with Thai กวาง (gwaang), Northern Thai ᨠ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨦ, Tai Dam ꪀꪫꪱꪉ, Shan ၵႂၢင် (kwǎang), Lü ᦦᦱᧂ (k̇waang), Nong Zhuang gvang.


ໝາກສະຕໍເບີຣີ

ໝາກສະຕໍເບີຣີ • (māk sa tǭ bœ̄ rī)

[maːk̚˥˥˨.sa(ʔ˩˨).tɔː˩˨.bɤː˩˨.liː˩˨]

ໝາກ-ສະ-ຕໍ-ເບີ-ຣີ

ໝາກ (māk, “nut, fruit”) + English strawberry.


ໄຂ່ຕົ້ມ

From ໄຂ່ (khai, “egg”) + ຕົ້ມ (tom, “to boil”).


ຟັກຂົມ

ຟັກ (fak, “gourd”) + ຂົມ (khom, “bitter”).


ຫຸ່ງ

From Khmer ល្ហុង (lhong). Cognate with Isan หุ่ง, Tai Dam ꪶꪬ꪿ꪉ.


ຫວ້ານຊົນ

lo-noun

ຫວ້ານຊົນ • (wān son)

Hymenocallis littoralis
Hymenocallis littoralis#Translingual

beach spider lily (Hymenocallis littoralis Salisb.)


ຈຳປາ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka), Pali campaka.

lbor

frangipani (Michelia champaca L. or Plumeria acutifolia Poir)


ກຸຫຼາບ

lo-noun

ກຸຫຼາບ • (ku lāp)

[kuʔ˩˨.laːp̚˥˥˨]

(Xieng Khouang) wild rose (Rosa tunquinensis Crep)


ໄຂ່ຍ່ຽວມ້າ

ໄຂ່ຍ່ຽວມ້າ • (khai nyiāu mā)

[kʰaj˧˨.ɲiːə̯w˧˨.maː˧˦]

ໄຂ່-ຍ່ຽວ-ມ້າ

From ໄຂ່ (khai, “egg”) + ຍ່ຽວ (nyiāu, “urine”) + ມ້າ (mā, “horse”). See also Thai ไข่เยี่ยวม้า (kài-yîao-máa).

cog

ไข่เยี่ยวม้า

Thai ไข่เยี่ยวม้า (kài-yîao-máa)


ໝາກອຶ

lo-noun

ໝາກອຶ • (māk ʼư)

[maːk̚˧˩.ʔɯʔ˧˥]

[maːk̚˥˥˨.ʔɯʔ˩˨]


ດອກກຸຫຼາບ

ດອກກຸຫຼາບ • (dǭk ku lāp)

[dɔːk̚˧˩.kuʔ˧˥.laːp̚˧˩]

[dɔːk̚˥˥˨.kuʔ˩˨.laːp̚˥˥˨]

com

ດອກ (dǭk) + ກຸຫຼາບ (ku lāp)


ສົ້ມພໍດີ

lo-noun

ສົ້ມພໍດີ • (som phǭ dī)

[som˥˥˨.pʰɔː˩˨.diː˩˨]


ແຍ້

real objects (in contrast to drawn/painted objects)


ອູດ

Borrowed from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”). Compare Thai อูฐ (ùut).


ໝາກໄມ້

lo-noun

ໝາກໄມ້ • (māk mai)