Definitions for Lai
lai

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1. lainoun

   A mostly North European form of medieval song, with stanzas that do not repeat.

2. Lainoun

   A Tibeto-Burman language of India and Burma.

3. Etymology: From lai, lay, from lai, from Old *, from laikaz, from loig-. Akin to leih, leich,, lacan. More at lake.

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1. Laï

   Laï (Arabic: لادي) is a city in Chad. It lies on the Logone River and is the capital of the region of Tandjilé. The town is served by Laï Airport.

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1. Lai

   A lai is a lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance. Lais were mainly composed in France and Germany, during the 13th and 14th centuries. The English term lay is a 13th-century loan from Old French lai. The origin of the French term itself is unclear, perhaps it is itself a loan from German Leich. An Old Occitan term for a similar kind of poem is descort. The terms note, nota and notula appear to be have been synonyms for lai. The poetic form of the lai usually has several stanzas, none of which have the same form. As a result, the accompanying music consists of sections which do not repeat. This distinguishes the lai from other common types of musically important verse of the period. Towards the end of its development in the 14th century, some lais repeat stanzas, but usually only in the longer examples. There is one very late example of a lai, written to mourn the defeat of the French at the Battle of Agincourt, but no music for it survives.

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1. LAI

   What does LAI stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LAI acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. LAI

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lai is ranked #1873 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lai surname appeared 19,157 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Lai.
   
   91.7% or 17,571 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.4% or 667 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 621 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 234 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.3% or 59 total occurrences were Black.
   0% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for Lai »

1. ail

2. ail Ali

3. Ali

4. ila

How to pronounce Lai?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Lai in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lai in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lai in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Lai in a Sentence

1. Public Defender Jeff Adachi:

   It is chilling how casually former officer Lai dehumanizes the citizens he was sworn to serve, he wished violence upon the very people he was being paid to protect and none of his colleagues turned him in.

2. Lai Chi-wai:

   Apart from just living, I wondered what drives me ? So I began to chase that, knowing that there was a possibility I could climb mountains, even in a wheelchair, in a way, I forgot that I was Lai Chi-wai, I could still dream and I could still do what I liked doing.

3. The Supreme People:

   The amount of Lai's bribery is extremely large, the case is particularly serious, and his malicious intent is deep.

4. Segun Awosanya:

   Whatever it is that Alhaji Lai Mohammed had said at his press conference... is not the proper way that such an issue should be addressed in a nation that wants healing, justice and wants to win the trust of the public.

5. Michael Tien:

   If That Lai fight, That Lai might have a miracle happen, if That Lai don't fight, That Lai have to submit to the tyranny. I just think that if That Lai have been able to eliminate slavery That Lai have the ability to eliminate tyranny, too. That Lai's hopeful.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lai
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Lai
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html