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แล้ว

lɛ́ɛoadverbtonehigh tonehigh
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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1adv.

already; indicates completion of an actioncurated

2adv.

indicates that a new state or situation has begunwiktionary

3adv.

indicates that a new situation is about to beginwiktionary

4adv.

then; next; andwiktionary

5adj.

complete with; full ofwiktionary

6v.

to complete; finishwiktionary

7v.

to end; come to an endwiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

เดี๋ยวนี้มีแล้ว แต่สัญญาณโทรศัพท์ยังไม่ดี

Now there is, but the phone signal still isn't good.

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Built from

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