พลาย

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Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

พลาย

  1. Thai script form of balāya, dative singular of พล (bala, strength)

Thai

Etymology

From Mon ဗၠဲာ (plài, bachelor: unmarried man). Cognate with Lao ພາຍ (phāi).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพลาย
b l ā y
Phonemic
พฺลาย
b ̥ l ā y
RomanizationPaiboonplaai
Royal Institutephlai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaːj˧/(R)

Adjective

พลาย (plaai)

  1. (used of an elephant) male.

Antonyms

Noun

พลาย (plaai)

  1. a title for or term of address to a male elephant.
  2. (archaic) a title for or term of address to a young man.