พร้าว

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *braaw.[1] Compare Mon ဗြဴ. Thavung มากพ้าว is a back-loan from Thai.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พร้าว b r ˆ ā w
Phonemic		พฺร้าว b ̥ r ˆ ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	práao
	Royal Institute	phrao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰraːw˦˥/^(R)

Noun

พร้าว • (práao)

(archaic) coconut.

Derived terms

มะพร้าว (má-práao)
หมากพร้าว (màak-práao)

References

Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry #1852. p. 476

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