เพลา

Thai

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”). Compare 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˧/

Noun

เพลา • (pee-laa)

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Khmer ភ្លៅ (phlɨw, “thigh”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

เพลา • (plao)

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

Etymology 3

Of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

เพลา • (plao)

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

Etymology 4

Of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

เพลา • (plao) (abstract noun การเพลา)

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

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