พลู
See also: พล
Northern Thai
Etymology
Noun
พลู • (pluu)
- alternative form of ᨻᩖᩪ
Thai
Etymology
From Austroasiatic. Compare Mon ဇဗၠူ (həpluˀ, “betel”) and Vietnamese trầu (“betel”) (< Proto-Vietic *b-luː).[1] Cognate with Lao ພູ (phū), Northern Thai ᨻᩖᩪ, Khün ᨻᩪ, Lü ᦗᦴ (puu), Tai Dam ꪝꪴ (ꞌpú), Tai Dón ꪝꪴ, Shan ပူႉ (pṵ̂u), Tai Nüa ᥙᥧᥳ (pu̇), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พลู b l ū | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | พฺลู b ̥ l ū | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pluu |
| Royal Institute | phlu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰluː˧/(R) | |
Noun
พลู • (pluu)
- betel (Piper betle).
See also
- หมาก (màak)
References
- ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. #1860, p. 478