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เหล้า

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every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.

alcohollexitron

2n.

liquor; spirit; boozelexitron

3n.

liquor; alcoholwiktionary

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Some of them drink and laugh loudly.

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From Proto-Tai *ʰlawꟲ (“liquor”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຫຼົ້າ (lao), Lü ᦜᧁᧉ (l̇aw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪨ꫁ꪱ, Shan လဝ်ႈ (lāo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥝᥲ (làw), Phake လ︀ွ် (law), Ahom 𑜎𑜨𑜧 (low), Bouyei lauc, Zhuang laeuj, Saek เล̂า. Compare Middle Chinese 醪 (MC law, “liquor”).