มะลิ

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Thai

Arabian jasmine flower

Etymology

From Old Khmer មុលិះ (muliḥ), មលិ (mali, the plant Jasminum sambac), from Sanskrit मल्लि (malli). Compare Angkorian Old Khmer មុលិះ (muliḥ), មូលិះ (mūliḥ). Cognate with Modern Khmer ម្លិះ (mlih), Lao ມະລິ (ma li), Eastern Cham ꨟꨤꨪꩍ (malih).

Pronunciation

Orthographicมะลิ
m a l i
Phonemic
มะ-ลิ
m a – l i
RomanizationPaiboonmá-lí
Royal Institutema-li
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.liʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

มะลิ (má-lí)

  1. (botany) Arabian jasmine: the plant Jasminum sambac of the family Oleaceae.

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