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lai

Pronunciation: /laj/

“lai” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. black (or black mixed with white), gray

In Romanian

  1. (pop.) negru sau negru amestecat cu alb.

Etymology

Uncertain. Several explanations exist. One derives it from Albanian ljaj, itself possibly from Latin flavus, but this is uncertain, and it may be that the Albanian is derived from Proto-Romanian (or Aromanian- compare the cognate laiu, lae in this language). Other theories suggest a Romanian root *gălai, from Latin galla or alternatively an etymology from labes (“fault, defect”), extending the…

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