English Explanatory Dictionary

laoya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Lousy; useless; worthless.

Pronunciation

/laʊ(˩).ja(˨˦)/

Word forms

laoya more laoya most laoya lau yah lauyah

Etymology

From Hokkien 老爺／老爷 (lāu-iâ, “old-fashioned”).

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