Lam vs Lai - What's the difference?

lam | lai |


As nouns the difference between lam and lai

is that lam is a flap (on the sides of a truck's bed) while lai is interest.

lam

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lemja.

Noun

(-)
  • Used in the expression on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding.

    • Verb

  • To beat or thrash

    • Derived terms

    * lambaste

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, .

    • Anagrams

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    lai

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A mostly North European form of medieval song, with stanzas that do not repeat.

    • See also

    * ("lai" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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