เพลา

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Thai

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”). Cognate with Khmer ពេលា (peiliə, “auspicious moment”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเพลา
e b l ā
Phonemic
เพ-ลา
e b – l ā
RomanizationPaiboonpee-laa
Royal Institutephe-la
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰeː˧.laː˧/(R)

Noun

เพลา • (pee-laa)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of เวลา (wee-laa)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bluuʔ (“thigh”)

Pronunciation

Orthographicเพลา
e b l ā
Phonemic
เพฺลา
e b ̥ l ā
RomanizationPaiboonplao
Royal Institutephlao
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaw˧/(R)

Noun

เพลา • (plao)

  1. (anatomy) lap (part of body).
  2. (machinery) axle.
  3. (machinery) shaft; flagpole.

Etymology 3

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

Orthographicเพลา
e b l ā
Phonemic
เพฺลา
e b ̥ l ā
RomanizationPaiboonplao
Royal Institutephlao
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaw˧/(R)

Noun

เพลา • (plao)

  1. tissue paper made from paper mulberry, traditionally used in making puppets and as draft papers.

Etymology 4

Changed from เบา (bao).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเพลา
e b l ā
Phonemic
เพฺลา
e b ̥ l ā
RomanizationPaiboonplao
Royal Institutephlao
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaw˧/(R)

Verb

เพลา • (plao)

  1. to reduce (frequency, hardness, harshness, seriousness, strength, etc).
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