พลู
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See also: พล
Northern Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]พลู • (pluu)
- Alternative form of ᨻᩖᩪ
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Austroasiatic. Compare Mon ဇဗၠူ (həpluˀ, “betel”) and Vietnamese trầu (“betel”) (< Proto-Vietic *b-luː).[1] Cognate with Lao ພູ (phū), Northern Thai ᨻᩖᩪ, Khün ᨻᩪ, Lü ᦗᦴ (puu), Tai Dam ꪝꪴ (ꞌpú), Tai Dón ꪝꪴ, Shan ပူႉ (pṵ̂u), Tai Nüa ᥙᥧᥳ (pu̇), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | พลู b l ū | |
Phonemic | พฺลู b ̥ l ū | |
Romanization | Paiboon | pluu |
Royal Institute | phlu | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰluː˧/(R) |
Noun
[edit]พลู • (pluu)
- betel (Piper betle).
See also
[edit]- หมาก (màak)
References
[edit]- ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. #1860, p. 478