มะลิ

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer mali (the plant Jasminum sambac). Compare Angkorian Old Khmer muliḥ, mūliḥ; Modern Khmer ម្លិះ (mlih); Sanskrit मल्लि (malli); Lao ມະລິ (ma li).

Pronunciation

Orthographicมะลิ
mali
Phonemicมะ-ลิ
mali
RomanizationPaiboonmá-lí
Royal Institutema-li
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.liʔ˦˥/

Noun

มะลิ (má-lí)

  1. (botany) Arabian jasmine: the plant Jasminum sambac of the family Oleaceae.

Derived terms

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