เวลา

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• velā (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• वेला (Devanagari script)
• ৰেলা (Bengali script)
• වෙලා (Sinhalese script)
• ဝေလာ or ဝေလႃ (Burmese script)
• ᩅᩮᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເວລາ (Lao script)
• វេលា (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄬𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

เวลา f

1. Thai script form of velā
2. Thai script (without implicit vowels) form of velā

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Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†เพลา (pee-laa)

 

Etymology

From Pali velā (“time”) or Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”). Cognate with Old Khmer velā; Modern Khmer វេលា (veiliə),​ ពេល (peel); Lao ເວລາ (wē lā); Lü ᦵᦞᦟᦱ (velaa); Northern Thai ᩅᩮᩃᩣ. Doublet of เพล (peen).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เวลา e w l ā
Phonemic		เว-ลา e w – l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	wee-laa
	Royal Institute	we-la
(standard) IPA(key)		/weː˧.laː˧/(R)

Noun

เวลา • (wee-laa)

1. time; occasion.

   ตรงเวลา

   dtrong wee-laa

   to be on time