เพลา

Thai

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
Orthographicเพลา
e b l ā
Phonemicเพ-ลา
e b – l ā
RomanizationPaiboonpee-laa
Royal Institutephe-la
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰeː˧.laː˧/

Noun

เพลา • (pee-laa)

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

Etymology 2

From Khmer ភ្លៅ (phlɨw, “thigh”).

Pronunciation
Orthographicเพลา
e b l ā
Phonemicเพฺลา
e b ̥ l ā
RomanizationPaiboonplao
Royal Institutephlao
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaw˧/

Noun

เพลา • (plao)

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

Etymology 3

Of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation
Orthographicเพลา
e b l ā
Phonemicเพฺลา
e b ̥ l ā
RomanizationPaiboonplao
Royal Institutephlao
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaw˧/

Noun

เพลา • (plao)

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

Etymology 4

Of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation
Orthographicเพลา
e b l ā
Phonemicเพฺลา
e b ̥ l ā
RomanizationPaiboonplao
Royal Institutephlao
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaw˧/

Verb

เพลา • (plao) (abstract noun การเพลา)

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