Lai

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lai

  1. A Tibeto-Burman language of India and Burma.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Chinese (lài) (Mandarin: lài, Cantonese: laai6, Hakka: lai).

Proper noun[edit]

Lai

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 3[edit]

From Cantonese (lai4).

Proper noun[edit]

Lai

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lai is the 1873rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19157 individuals. Lai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.72%) individuals.

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Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Hakka (lài).

Proper noun[edit]

Lai

  1. a surname from Hakka

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Lai m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Sardinian

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Saterland Frisian[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Lai m

  1. lightning