ปลี
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *pliːᴬ (“banana blossom”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩦ, Lao ປີ (pī), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Phake ပီ (pī). Sagart (2020) compared this word with Proto-Austronesian *punti (“banana”).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | ปลี p l ī | |
| Phonemic | ปฺลี p ̥ l ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bplii |
| Royal Institute | pli | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pliː˧/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
ปลี • (bplii)