เพลา

Thai

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”). Cognate with Khmer ពេលា (peiliə, “auspicious moment”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เพลา e b l ā
Phonemic		เพ-ลา e b – l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	pee-laa
	Royal Institute	phe-la
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰeː˧.laː˧/^(R)

Noun

เพลา • (pee-laa)

(archaic) Alternative form of เวลา (wee-laa)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bluuʔ (“thigh”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เพลา e b l ā
Phonemic		เพฺลา e b ̥ l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	plao
	Royal Institute	phlao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰlaw˧/^(R)

Noun

เพลา • (plao)

(anatomy) lap (part of body).
(machinery) axle.
(machinery) shaft; flagpole.

Etymology 3

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เพลา e b l ā
Phonemic		เพฺลา e b ̥ l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	plao
	Royal Institute	phlao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰlaw˧/^(R)

Noun

เพลา • (plao)

tissue paper made from paper mulberry, traditionally used in making puppets and as draft papers.

Etymology 4

Changed from เบา (bao).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เพลา e b l ā
Phonemic		เพฺลา e b ̥ l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	plao
	Royal Institute	phlao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰlaw˧/^(R)

Verb

เพลา • (plao)

to reduce (frequency, hardness, harshness, seriousness, strength, etc).

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