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เลี้ยง

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From Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ (“to raise”), from Old Chinese 養 (OC *laŋʔ, “to nourish”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨦ, Lao ລ້ຽງ (līang), Lü ᦵᦟᧂᧉ (leng²), Shan လဵင်ႉ (lâ̰eng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥒᥳ (lėng), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ).

From Wiktionary

1
adj. · (colloquial)

foster: providing or receiving parental care; nonbiological; adoptive or adopted.

2
n.

feast; party; banquet.

3
v.

to maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period.

4
v.

to dribble.

5
v.

to give care (to); to take care (of); to nurture; to foster.

6
v.

to raise; to grow; to breed; to promote the growth (of).

7
v.

to consider, treat, or acknowledge (as one's parent, child, etc).

8
v.

to raise; to feed; to farm; to breed.

9
v.

to keep or treat as a pet.

10
v.

to keep or treat as a servant or subordinate.

11
v.

to pay (for).

12
v.

to host: to be the host (at); to act as host (to).

13
v.

to treat; to feast; to banquet.

14
v.

to party: to engage in a party.