llai
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ɬai̯/
comparative adjective
Definitions
- smaller
- less, fewer
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (light, lightweight, move lightly).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁lengʷʰ-
Gloss
light, lightweight, move lightly
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lees English
- leesy English
- corpus Latin
- levis Latin
- lias Latin
- leggiadro Italian
- *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁léngʰus Proto-Indo-European
- *linhtaz Proto-Germanic
- *lьgъkъ Proto-Slavic
- lie Old French
- lies Old French
- lleian Welsh
- lleianaeth Welsh
- lleianaidd Welsh
- lleiandy Welsh
- lleihad Welsh
- lleihau Welsh
- luchorpán Old Irish
- lugu Old Irish
- loo Manx
- *lengeti Proto-Celtic
- *leɣwis Proto-Italic
- *leχwī Proto-Italic
- *Hragúš Proto-Iranian