พลู
See also: พล
Northern Thai
Etymology
Noun
พลู • (pluu)
Thai
Etymology
Possibly from an Austroasiatic language. Compare Mon ဇဗၠူ (həpluˀ, “betel”) and Vietnamese trầu (“betel”) (< Proto-Vietic *b-luː).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พลู b l ū | |
| Phonemic | พฺลู b ̥ l ū | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pluu |
| Royal Institute | phlu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰluː˧/(R) | |
Noun
พลู • (pluu)
- betel (Piper betle).