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Thai
Etymology
From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ទន្លេ ~ ទន្លេយ (danle ~ danley, “large body of water”) or Angkorian Old Khmer *ធ្លេ (*dhle, “larger river, lake, sea”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទន្លេ (tŭənlei).
Pronunciation
Noun
ทะเล • (tá-lee)
- sea.
- (now chiefly in combination or figurative) any large body of water.
- (in compounds) Clipping of อาหารทะเล (aa-hǎan-tá-lee, “seafood”), meal or dish with several kinds of seafood.
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