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The study of the history of words including their origins and the changes they've undergone through time.
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Etymological reason behind Lao's many seeming variants for "stairs"?
There’s no reason to assume this is a borrowed word, although Tai languages have borrowed some words with this shape (minor syllable – major syllable, or “sesquisyllabic”) from Khmer and Mon. Marvin …
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Do the Thai and Lao negative particles, "ไม่" (mai) and "ບໍ່" (bo) have reflexes in the othe...
Wouldn’t Thai เปล่า be the etymological equivalent of Lao ບໍ່ ? My impression is that เปล่า is mainly used as a question tag and response, as in
เป็นหวัดหรือเปล่า? (Do you have a cold?) เปล่า (N …
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What is the etymological relationship between French "feu", Lao "ເຝີ" (feu), and Vietnamese ...
While we’re on the subject of Southeast Asian noodle dishes and etymology, Thai has a dish called ขนมจีน /kʰənom tɕi:n/ which consists of boiled rice noodles, fresh vegetables and herbs, all mixed together …
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