Borrowed from Pali bāḷa (“ferine; savage”). Compare Pali vāḷa (“ferine; savage”); Sanskrit व्याल (vyāla, “wicked, vicious; wicked animal; cruel animal”).
Orthographic | พาฬ b ā ɭ | ||
Phonemic | พาน b ā n | พา-ละ- b ā – l a – | |
Romanization | Paiboon | paan | paa-lá- |
Royal Institute | phan | pha-la- | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰaːn˧/(R) | /pʰaː˧.la˦˥./ | |
Homophones |
พาฬ • (paan)