ແລ້ວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *leːwꟲ (“to be finished”), from Middle Chinese 了 (MC lewX). Cognate with Thai แล้ว (lɛ́ɛo); Lü ᧟ (l̇aew), Northern Thai ᩓ᩠ᩅ. Compare also Iu Mien liuz (“to finish, to end; then; after”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [lɛːw˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [lɛːw˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ແລ້ວ
• Rhymes: -ɛːw

Verb

ແລ້ວ • (lǣu) (abstract noun ການແລ້ວ)

1. to finish, complete
2. (auxiliary) indicating completion of action, past tense

   ຊາວປີແລ້ວ ທີ່ເຮົາອອກຈາກບ້ານໄປ.

   sāo pīlǣu thī hao ʼǭk chāk bān pai.

   It was twenty years ago that I left this village.

Synonyms

• ໄດ້ (dai)

See also

• ກຳລັງ (kam lang)
• ຈະ (cha)
• ຊິ (si)
• ພວມ (phūam)

Adverb

ແລ້ວ • (lǣu)

1. then; subsequently

See also

• ລະ (la)
• ເດ (dē)